Think I was going from Burgess Hill to Haywards Heath (or around those parts) back in my old multidrop days, there must have been a squashed pheasant every 100 yds or so, so there I am, pootling along (on the limiter) and I remember saying “that was a big bugger” to myself, just at the moment it remembered it wasn’t a dead one and launched itself into the air. Pretty much punched a circular hole about a foot in diameter through my grille. I left a year later, and there were still some feathers welded into the radiator.
Many years ago, My Late brother was coming down the M1 at about 70mph in a company Cavalier or Astra, when he saw something coming towards him, it suddenly went a bit dark, he Instinctively ducked down, across the passenger seat,
A swan came through the front screen, and most of it went through the back screen, leaving the car full of glass, blood, feathers & bits of guts, and a carcass on the bootlid.
Now that was a luck escape.
Perhaps a jihadist swan that had been radicalized.
there are about half a dozen swans in that vicinity, first time i’ve heard of them flying about though… they are usually quite happy just cruising on the river…
Is the Swan alright ?
wrighty:
That’s Christmas dinner sorted…
Isn’t it thanksgiving ?
Trukkertone:
there are about half a dozen swans in that vicinity, first time i’ve heard of them flying about though… they are usually quite happy just cruising on the river…
Spoke to the driver this morning. Obviously the police appeared as he was parked on the hard shoulder waiting on recovery. Because it was a swan, they had to report the matter to the relevant authorities. Half an hour later, 2 Crown officials appear to take the swan away for an autopsy!!! They want to rule out anything sinister (eg drugged or poisoned) as even they said it is highly unusual for a swan to be flying over the bridge.