Low flying birds

[Mom]

Just a timely reminder guys. At this time of the year a lot of birds are struggling to find enough to eat. They become slow at reacting to danger and take longer to get up to speed when they take off.

This is the time of the year that birds will fly out of the rapu on the roadside and take a low trajectory while getting up airspeed. Be prepared for low flying birds to cross your path. I had a pheasant on the weekend, came out low and stayed low. Small duck (boom tish) from me meant it got away, and I did not wear it.

Just be aware is all.

[Indiana_Jones]

you fool, there was a great chance to get dinner on the way home!

-Indy

[FJRider]

I hit a Hawk once ... it took out my mirror ...

It didn't survive ... (the Hawk I mean)

[Mom]

I hit a Hawk once ... it took out my mirror ...

It didn't survive ... (the Hawk I mean)

I seem to strike at east one a season, specially this time of the year. Pukeko are scarey shit when they hit you.

[FJRider]

I seem to strike at east one a season, specially this time of the year. Pukeko are scarey shit when they hit you.

You want scarey ... run over a 'possum ...

[Geeen]

Every time I take my work van up SH22 I tend to have birds bounce off my windshield, had a Hawk get stuck under my ladders once. That made me feel really bad Had some really colourful bird bounce off my windshield today by the Airport (yes Hamilton has one )

[skippa1]

Thank god the Moa is extinct.... I know they couldnt fly but they could still run outcouldnt they

[Geeen]

Thank god the Moa is extinct.... I know they couldnt fly but they could still run outcouldnt they

Or the Haast Eagle......

[Arrowolf]

Once i run over a chicken,took me days to clean up the eggs and blood off the pipes.
Could not stop laughing when it happened.

[Hitcher]

When you said you liked mounting birds, I thought you must be a taxidermist.

[insomnia01]

Left WellyWood yesterday @ 10am heading home to Te awamutu, leaning/Hanging into a WICKED WESTERLY cruzing the Himatangi straights had this mid sized bird fly pass right in front of me into the said westerly to then have its world FLY BY when all of a sudden it was blown backwards right in front of me !!!! Missed the little fella thankfully .... I dont know who was more puzzelled, me or the bird !

[ducatilover]

Mmmmmm birds......

I got a hug from a magpie once. It cracked my sternum .

[Ender EnZed]

You want scarey ... run over a 'possum ...

Try a sheep.

[Oblivion]

Mmmmmm birds......

I got a hug from a magpie once. It cracked my sternum .

One word here. Ouch

[Old Steve]

Couple of months ago we were riding across Waikato going to Kawhia. I was leading, and up ahead I saw seven seagulls on the road. Six of them flew off as we approached. But the seventh dwarf, oops, seagull, who must have also been named Dozey just stayed standing on the right hand side of the road. I kept saying to myself, "Don't take off. Don't take off. Don't take off." But Dozey did take off, and flew straight into my indicator and radiator. Really ruined his day, a seagull doesn't survive a 100 km/hr impact with a motorbike, and I kept finding feathers stuck in the strangest places on GLORIA for days afterwards.