bird strikes!
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Racer
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From: White Plains NY
bird strikes!
Hi, all
I got my car sometime in June. Since then I’ve had 5 birds fly into my victory red vette. In my 42 years of driving I can’t recall ever having a bird fly into my car let alone 5! And no I don’t have a bowl of fruit on the dashboard. This is my first vette and my first red car. Does anybody find this strange?
Mike
I got my car sometime in June. Since then I’ve had 5 birds fly into my victory red vette. In my 42 years of driving I can’t recall ever having a bird fly into my car let alone 5! And no I don’t have a bowl of fruit on the dashboard. This is my first vette and my first red car. Does anybody find this strange?
Mike
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From: Stafford VA, home of our wolf den. No house break ins to date.
I find it very strange.. been driving 46 years myself.. and only hit one buzzard with my hippy van back in the early 70's down in fla. flew up in front of me. and weve' had 4 red cars and never had that happen........
maybe Alferd Hitchcock has your number...LOL (The Birds)
maybe Alferd Hitchcock has your number...LOL (The Birds)
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Very very weird. Birds can see color so it can't be that. The only other reason could be if your car is really shiney maybe they see their reflection and they think it's another bird. I've had them fly into my glass sliding doors because of that.
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I find it very strange.. been driving 46 years myself.. and only hit one buzzard with my hippy van back in the early 70's down in fla. flew up in front of me. and weve' had 4 red cars and never had that happen........
maybe Alferd Hitchcock has your number...LOL (The Birds)
maybe Alferd Hitchcock has your number...LOL (The Birds)
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What did surprize me was the high number of dead critters on the shoulders. 10 deer, maybe 40 assorted furry things in 8 days.
Do you look like the guy in "Birds" by any chance.
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Do you look like the guy in "Birds" by any chance.
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