Suicide Bird

GordyB · 6th September 2017, 17:33

Pheasant ran in front of me at about 65mph on the way home tonight! Was expecting more damage when I looked.

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Heddy · 6th September 2017, 17:46

You know what's coming don't you? If the bird was doing 65mph, how fast was the car travelling?

(meep meep)

planenut · 6th September 2017, 18:00

Quote:

Originally Posted by Heddy

You know what's coming don't you? If the bird was doing 65mph, you fast was the car travelling?

(meep meep)

Well the "pheasant plucker" beat me to it.

madeupname · 6th September 2017, 21:51

rover eats birdies!

flying_pig · 7th September 2017, 09:38

Must have been one of them boy racer pheasants @65mph one of them crashed on to my Passat few years ago doing at least 80mph smashing my badge less than a grill

stevestrat · 7th September 2017, 11:26

Back in my motorcycling days I spotted a small bird coming at me from the side, didn't reappear at the other side. Thought nothing of it until next time I washed the bike, found it rather overcooked wedged between the exhaust downpipes.

roverbarmy · 7th September 2017, 16:19

Hope you enjoyed your snack Gordon! "Grilled" pheasant can be very good with a little oil and British Racing Greens!

Mike

deltic08 · 9th September 2017, 01:34

After reading GordyBs first post, I thought if a pheasant can do 65mph why hasn't anybody bred homing pheasants but reading subsequent posts I laughed so much I couldn't get my breath. Thank you lads, the best laugh I have had for ages.

Arryhall · 9th September 2017, 07:40

Pheasants are stupid creatures!

On holiday in Scotland a couple years back, we were driving past a Pheasant farm, and there were hundreds of them all over the place, seemingly mainly in the road! One particular little guy saw the car and got spooked, so he ran. The only problem was that he ran around in circles in the road! I was doing MAYBE 2mph as these baby pheasants were all over the place, and I stopped. For several minutes. Whilst he ran around and around and around. The wife and I were laughing our heads off. Finally, he got the idea and ran to the side of the road and into a field. I started moving forward really slowly, and a few seconds later, he decided to run to the OTHER side of the road, right in front of the car. I stopped, but must have missed him by mere millimeters!

Same holiday, a few days later, I'm driving on the A9 (I think!) a major road, although not massively busy most of the time (where we were, in the Highlands, anyway), and there was a dead pheasant on the road.
"Awwww" I said, as I am a big softy and hate anything fluffy and cute being hurt, so I lined the car up so the wheels were staggering it so I didn't get a puncture and I simply cannot run over a dead anything without feeling hugely sick. As the car passed over the bird at about 60mph, the bird sat up, banged its' head on the underside of the car and when I looked in the rear view mirror, it was flapping about in its' death throes at the side of the road. The daft thing had decided the best place to take a nap was on a main road and wasn't dead at all. Well, it was soon after. I felt really bad about it!

I also had a badger run into the front of my car one evening going home from work. I was doing a measly 30mph when this great big black and white hairy thing smashed through a hedge and stright into the front of my car! I slammed on the brakes so must have hit it going maybe 15-20, and it never even slowed the critter down! Just smashed through the hedge on the other side of the road without breaking stride!

Cracked the plastic bumper and something else on the car, but I doubt that badger even noticed.

Never been hit by something running at me at 65mph though!

Luckygrandads75 · 9th September 2017, 08:52

Many years ago I was working really early down a private road when I glimpsed what looked like a big striped plastic bag under a mass of rhododendrums.So being a bit nosey had a closer look and found my first ever badger lying prone in the undergrowth.I got within a couple of foot and marvelled at what an amazing looking animal but unfortunately deceased it was but moved on because had to check customer was in before starting work.

I went back ten minutes later and it was gone

The following weekend up early again driving down said private road my mate the badger popped out from the bushes and waltzed off towards the houses in front of my old 8 series

and so I sat and watched and realised

This was around the time all the gardens were being dug up some needing their lawns completely returfed a mystery that owners thought was foxes or birds after grubs under the lawns but I think my badger was joining in too

6th September 2017, 17:33	#1
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stevestrat This is my second home ZT260 #243 (resting) Join Date: May 2010 Location: Prestonpans Posts: 22,478 Thanks: 650 Thanked 4,624 Times in 3,358 Posts	Back in my motorcycling days I spotted a small bird coming at me from the side, didn't reappear at the other side. Thought nothing of it until next time I washed the bike, found it rather overcooked wedged between the exhaust downpipes. __________________ Steve T4 Location Map

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flying_pig I believe i can fly MG ZT-T Join Date: Feb 2014 Location: Wolverhampton Posts: 2,004 Thanks: 66 Thanked 280 Times in 251 Posts	Must have been one of them boy racer pheasants @65mph one of them crashed on to my Passat few years ago doing at least 80mph smashing my badge less than a grill

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deltic08 Avid contributor 52 ZT 190 Solar Red. 54 ZT 190 SE Ignition Blue. 54 ZT 190 SE Rio Red. 05 ZT 1.8T Aurora Join Date: Mar 2015 Location: Ripon Posts: 232 Thanks: 31 Thanked 44 Times in 27 Posts	After reading GordyBs first post, I thought if a pheasant can do 65mph why hasn't anybody bred homing pheasants but reading subsequent posts I laughed so much I couldn't get my breath. Thank you lads, the best laugh I have had for ages.

9th September 2017, 07:40	#9
Arryhall Loves to post Rover 75 Join Date: Mar 2017 Location: Biddulph Posts: 486 Thanks: 101 Thanked 145 Times in 90 Posts	Pheasants are stupid creatures! On holiday in Scotland a couple years back, we were driving past a Pheasant farm, and there were hundreds of them all over the place, seemingly mainly in the road! One particular little guy saw the car and got spooked, so he ran. The only problem was that he ran around in circles in the road! I was doing MAYBE 2mph as these baby pheasants were all over the place, and I stopped. For several minutes. Whilst he ran around and around and around. The wife and I were laughing our heads off. Finally, he got the idea and ran to the side of the road and into a field. I started moving forward really slowly, and a few seconds later, he decided to run to the OTHER side of the road, right in front of the car. I stopped, but must have missed him by mere millimeters! Same holiday, a few days later, I'm driving on the A9 (I think!) a major road, although not massively busy most of the time (where we were, in the Highlands, anyway), and there was a dead pheasant on the road. "Awwww" I said, as I am a big softy and hate anything fluffy and cute being hurt, so I lined the car up so the wheels were staggering it so I didn't get a puncture and I simply cannot run over a dead anything without feeling hugely sick. As the car passed over the bird at about 60mph, the bird sat up, banged its' head on the underside of the car and when I looked in the rear view mirror, it was flapping about in its' death throes at the side of the road. The daft thing had decided the best place to take a nap was on a main road and wasn't dead at all. Well, it was soon after. I felt really bad about it! I also had a badger run into the front of my car one evening going home from work. I was doing a measly 30mph when this great big black and white hairy thing smashed through a hedge and stright into the front of my car! I slammed on the brakes so must have hit it going maybe 15-20, and it never even slowed the critter down! Just smashed through the hedge on the other side of the road without breaking stride! Cracked the plastic bumper and something else on the car, but I doubt that badger even noticed. Never been hit by something running at me at 65mph though!

9th September 2017, 08:52	#10
Luckygrandads75 Avid contributor Rover 75 Saloon Join Date: Dec 2016 Location: Surrey Posts: 154 Thanks: 103 Thanked 20 Times in 15 Posts	Too close for comfort Many years ago I was working really early down a private road when I glimpsed what looked like a big striped plastic bag under a mass of rhododendrums.So being a bit nosey had a closer look and found my first ever badger lying prone in the undergrowth.I got within a couple of foot and marvelled at what an amazing looking animal but unfortunately deceased it was but moved on because had to check customer was in before starting work. I went back ten minutes later and it was goneThe following weekend up early again driving down said private road my mate the badger popped out from the bushes and waltzed off towards the houses in front of my old 8 seriesand so I sat and watched and realised This was around the time all the gardens were being dug up some needing their lawns completely returfed a mystery that owners thought was foxes or birds after grubs under the lawns but I think my badger was joining in too