Attacked by a pheasant

[Banjo]

On my ride this morning, Saw it looking odd at the side of the road as I got close doing about 15 mph it flew up straight in front of my face, only ducking down avoided me getting it square on I still felt it brush the top of my hat. Just as I let out a sigh of relief the bugger swooped on me again from behind straight into the back of my head, I nearly needed clean shorts.

Didnt realize they had a viscious streak ,been swooped on (and pooped on) by gulls before but never any other type of bird.

 

[ufkacbln]

Oh Pluck!

 

[ufkacbln]

In Gibraltar we used to have to lower the Hospital's flag at Sunset

There was a Seagull that used to attack you while you were stood at attention

Brilliant fun watching the newcomers doing it for the first time

 

[Crackle]

I warned you about that hat of yours last time

 

[jayonabike]

Perhaps he thought your were fair game

 

[deptfordmarmoset]

Perhaps he thought your were fair game

Or a pheasant plucker.

 

[fluffkitten]

A ground attack pheasant? Yike!

I'm just glad no one has thought to introduce the psychotic Stuka that is the Australian Magpie to the UK.

 

[smokeysmoo]

I nearly needed clean shorts. Didn't realize they had a vicious streak.

Honestly! Too much info Banjo

 

[smokeysmoo]

Or a pheasant plucker.

Or a pheasant pluckers Son.

 

[Eribiste]

Damned peasants! Next thing you know they'll be erecting guillotines and taking us aristo's heads off.

 

[mattobrien]

Blooming plebs, chasing after the better classes.

Oh you said pheasants...

 

[Sittingduck]

Sounds like serious fowl play

 

[deptfordmarmoset]

So far on this thread we've had a sitting duck and a jay on a bike - it's a conspiracy. They're clearly out to get us kittens and marmosets.

 

[mr messy]

Pheasants have an inbuilt suicidal streak so was probably a little miffed you didn't flatten him......

 

[Cubist]

I once got a phone call from a mate who was trapped in his car by a pheasant. Every time he tried to open the door it flew at him. Bizarrely he had gone there to shoot vermin, and had a couple of guns in the boot, but couldn't get to them!

Fortunately I was on my way to a different farm nearby with a couple of firearms I could get to. The family that owned the farm he was on reported that the pheasant was very tasty.