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Reminds me of the time we took a cab from Aberdeen airport to the city centre. We saw a bird fly in front of the car and assumed it had gone under/around. 10 miles later, arrive at the hotel with the still alive gull embedded in a very battered grille. Taxi driver released it and amazingly it flew off. 
I've only hit two birds in my driving career and I felt crap afterwards. First one was a Pheasant at 5.am running across the road in front of me. We were eye to eye when I swerved. Unfortunately he swerved as well. Boom, feathers everywhere.
The other time was a cock Blackbird swooping low as they always do. He went under the car and all I saw was a cloudburst of feathers in the rear view mirror. I swore I'd never drive again and that cars should be banished forever.
Still I'm over it now, brum brum
The other time was a cock Blackbird swooping low as they always do. He went under the car and all I saw was a cloudburst of feathers in the rear view mirror. I swore I'd never drive again and that cars should be banished forever.
Still I'm over it now, brum brum
Many, many years ago I had a biggish blackbird/crow thing swoop across at me while I was doing approx. 100 mph on motor bike, hit me slightly off square but right in the middle of my visor, almost took my bloody head off! Whiplash resulted & a neck brace for a couple of weeks, at least I survived, unlike the bird. The helmet needed a new visor, and a damn good clean!!!!
Twenty year or so ago, heading north up the A1 in my Caterham, doing about 70mph passing a truck.
Pheasant runs out in front of the truck, I don't even see it until it's in my lane, the truck missed it by inches.
Cue a thump and a huge shower of feathers as it hit the grill.
End of pheasant.
But that aint nuthin to the fully grown red deer that ran in front of my wifes Peugeot 306 back in 2005. Shut my eyes and I can still see the face pressed against the windscreen. Trashed bonnet, wing, front panel. Dead deer.
then there was the Roe deer that ran with it's partner straight into the side of the Volvo. Jumped up and ran off that one....
Call it animal magnetism
Pheasant runs out in front of the truck, I don't even see it until it's in my lane, the truck missed it by inches.
Cue a thump and a huge shower of feathers as it hit the grill.
End of pheasant.
But that aint nuthin to the fully grown red deer that ran in front of my wifes Peugeot 306 back in 2005. Shut my eyes and I can still see the face pressed against the windscreen. Trashed bonnet, wing, front panel. Dead deer.
then there was the Roe deer that ran with it's partner straight into the side of the Volvo. Jumped up and ran off that one....
Call it animal magnetism
Remember a lot of years ago (an awful lot!) Driving flat out in a highly modified Mini, the one with sliding front windows (told you it was some time ago 
) and a pheasant hit the car side on, head through the window.
In my haste to keep it out of the car, it was still flapping, i shut the window....
It was just like a guillotine and pushing the window forwards to the "A" pillar produced the desired effect. The bird dropped off the car and the head and neck rolled onto my steering wheel and then into my lap...
Girlfriend in passenger seat at the time, wasn't impressed...
) and a pheasant hit the car side on, head through the window.In my haste to keep it out of the car, it was still flapping, i shut the window....
It was just like a guillotine and pushing the window forwards to the "A" pillar produced the desired effect. The bird dropped off the car and the head and neck rolled onto my steering wheel and then into my lap...
Girlfriend in passenger seat at the time, wasn't impressed...
Edited by Ptr400J on Sunday 6th November 11:22
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