Screw the helmet, I'd go with an aluminium bat.

Be careful ... the Owl bites.

Heinz Sander

Ew, who puts ketchup on their fried chicken?

Guess the gun control laws in Canada don't seem so good now.

Wow, I would think a helmet would seriously hinder a hawk's maneuverability while in flight.

Oh, yeah? Bedbugs have stopped mail delivery, too. (new window)

FTA: "I was in the air force you know ... in the Luftwaffe, in the German air force."

Wow, I did not see that coming...

That guy's such a dick.

koba22: FTA: "I was in the air force you know ... in the Luftwaffe, in the German air force."

Wow, I did not see that coming...

You know who else didn't see the Luftwaffe coming?

koba22: FTA: "I was in the air force you know ... in the Luftwaffe, in the German air force."

Wow, I did not see that coming...

Me neither - he better hope that Elie Wiesel or no one from that organization that chases down nazis is reading that.

FTA: "I was in the air force you know ... in the Luftwaffe, in the German air force."

Hmmmm, maybe it's a jewish bird taking belated revenge.

Why would a hawk need a nose to go diving?

A blackbird kept swooping down at me when I was biking home (apparently I was too close to its nest). The solution: Put plastic eyeballs on the back of my helmet. Apparently these birds only attack from behind and the eyeballs confused it.

It also lets me keep an eye on the drivers behind me, so extra bonus there.

Wanted for questioning:
/hot

How long did it take you to train him?
I didn't train him. I friended him.

Obscure?

Kazan: Tissot: Me neither - he better hope that Elie Wiesel or no one from that organization that chases down nazis is reading that.

they only hunt down people involved in the actual war crimes. a fighter or bomber pilot that didn't intentionally target civilians would be ignored.

They'd likely be ignored even if they did, given that was basically everyone's preferred bombing tactic.

Mr_H: A blackbird kept swooping down at me when I was biking home (apparently I was too close to its nest). The solution: Put plastic eyeballs on the back of my helmet. Apparently these birds only attack from behind and the eyeballs confused it.

It also lets me keep an eye on the drivers behind me, so extra bonus there.

Works for tigers too.

Lampmonster: How long did it take you to train him?
I didn't train him. I friended him.

Obscure?

You have forgotten the face of your father if you think anything is obscure on Fark.

fifthhorseman: Lampmonster: How long did it take you to train him?
I didn't train him. I friended him.

Obscure?

You have forgotten the face of your father if you think anything is obscure on Fark.

The Dark Tower? on Fark? Now I am impressed.

Mr_H: A blackbird kept swooping down at me when I was biking home (apparently I was too close to its nest). The solution: Put plastic eyeballs on the back of my helmet. Apparently these birds only attack from behind and the eyeballs confused it.

It also lets me keep an eye on the drivers behind me, so extra bonus there.


approves
/only mildly obscure?

Amateur.

The bird in the photo is a juvenile Swainson's Hawk... but me suspects that that individual bird isn't actually the one doing the attacking.

1st year Swainies in general are unbelievably tame and calm; as in you can drive up the car, get out, stretch, point, talk loudly, take photos, etc. with them less than 10 feet away. If they have a foot pulled up they won't even lower it, and instead will just yawn lazily, preen and stare curiously at the monkeys staring up at them. Very passive, curious and non-aggressive.

The adult Swainson's (even at this stage of the babies leaving their care) though, are complete polar opposites of the juveniles, and are notoriously fearless and aggressive (read: insane). The adults will scream bloody murder and smack the crap out of the back of your head if they think you are just a bit too close to the home territory/their now-adult size offspring. I've had adult Swainson's chase my car down the road from telephone pole to telephone pole, screaming and diving the whole way with zero provocation (other than being a slowly driving car down a country road).

I would bet dollars to donuts that the bird doing the attacking was the ADULT Swainson's, and not this random, curious juvenile bird (probably the attacker's offspring) that was in the area that the news people captured a picture of. ;)

Put a set of big eyes on top of the pike helmet, and most birds will be scared off.

That bird leaves behind a real Messerschmitt on the driveway.

ciderczar: Mr_H: A blackbird kept swooping down at me when I was biking home (apparently I was too close to its nest). The solution: Put plastic eyeballs on the back of my helmet. Apparently these birds only attack from behind and the eyeballs confused it.

It also lets me keep an eye on the drivers behind me, so extra bonus there.

Works for tigers too.

I have a rock that keeps tigers away. Come to think of it, I don't see any hawks around so it must work on them too.

"I was in the air force you know ... in the Luftwaffe, in the German air force."

it doesn't surprise me to find out that hawks don't like Nazi's either.


/he's 92, you can't tell me he wasn't.

Was it this kind of mailwoman?

I love hawks. Prefer to BBQ them but baked is good too if you know what you're doing and remember to tenderize and baste them during the cooking process.

Finally a legitimate use for a helmet.

is unimpressed.

shokokuphoenix: The bird in the photo is a juvenile Swainson's Hawk... but me suspects that that individual bird isn't actually the one doing the attacking.

Thanks for the info. The species of bird was conspicuously absent from TFA. Of course the author probably thought "hawk" was the species.

/was dive-bombed by a northern goshawk while hiking a few years ago
//ran away after the 3rd time

Rawry: Screw the helmet, I'd go with an aluminium bat.

Came here to say this. Even if it is endangered this is self defense.

Beer It's What's For Dinner: shokokuphoenix: The bird in the photo is a juvenile Swainson's Hawk... but me suspects that that individual bird isn't actually the one doing the attacking.

Thanks for the info. The species of bird was conspicuously absent from TFA. Of course the author probably thought "hawk" was the species.

/was dive-bombed by a northern goshawk while hiking a few years ago
//ran away after the 3rd time

Sissy.

Oh yeah, they'll go through rain sleet and snow but a little hawk attack stops them.

Lampmonster: Beer It's What's For Dinner: shokokuphoenix: The bird in the photo is a juvenile Swainson's Hawk... but me suspects that that individual bird isn't actually the one doing the attacking.

Thanks for the info. The species of bird was conspicuously absent from TFA. Of course the author probably thought "hawk" was the species.

/was dive-bombed by a northern goshawk while hiking a few years ago
//ran away after the 3rd time

Sissy.

But... but... it was scary!

/no itg here

Got swooped by a Maggie while working in Australia a few years ago. Needless to say I was very confused by it and didn't know quite what to do. Happened a couple more times, unfortunately I had to walk by that same building to get to my work site each day.

Finally, terrorism we can all get behind.

Shouldn't it be dive-bombing, not nose-diving?

Beer It's What's For Dinner: Lampmonster: Beer It's What's For Dinner: shokokuphoenix: The bird in the photo is a juvenile Swainson's Hawk... but me suspects that that individual bird isn't actually the one doing the attacking.

Thanks for the info. The species of bird was conspicuously absent from TFA. Of course the author probably thought "hawk" was the species.

/was dive-bombed by a northern goshawk while hiking a few years ago
//ran away after the 3rd time

Sissy.

But... but... it was scary!

/no itg here

I'm just teasing of course. I would have run after 2 attacks probably. What else can you do, fight the hawk?

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