Too cute not to share considering REOs hail from Maine

[CATastrophe]

Important Findings About Crow Mortality Rates


Researchers for the Maine Turnpike Authority found over 200 dead crows near
Bangor, Maine recently, and there was concern that they may have died from
Avian Flu. They had a Bird Pathologist examine the remains of all the crows,
and, to everyone's relief, he confirmed the problem was definitely NOT Avian
Flu.

However, he determined that 98% of the crows had been killed by impact with
trucks, and only 2% were killed by an impact with a car. Maine then hired an
Ornithological Behaviorist to determine the cause of the disproportionate
percentages for truck kills versus car kills.

The Ornithological Behaviorist determined the cause in short order: When
crows eat road kill, they always have a look-out crow in a nearby tree, to
warn of impending danger.

His conclusion was that, while all the lookout crows could say "Cah", none
could say "Truck.”

 

[debzcf]

true story -- one night while driving through Lincolnville, ME, a Snow Owl slammed into my windshield. My heart stopped...pulled off the road. I looked for the owl but couldn't find it. I felt absolutely horrible.

 

[Raynman]

Why didn't I think of that? Bet that guy got paid 6 figures for that. LOL

 

[stillnotsmoking]

Haha that's a good one! I hit a HUGE vulture a few months back and of course my window was down. Let's just say I was cleaning vulture out of the inside of the car.....terrible.

 

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Hehe @ crow road kill. a friend of my brother eats roadkill or has it stuffed if he likes the animal. His wife and mother does not approve! He says he can tell if the meat is good or not and only gets the fresh animals to bring home. What is nice about him is how he keeps a shovel in the back of his truck to get the older roadkill off the road. There is supposed to be a State road crew to clean up but idk if they really do.

Thanks for the laugh!

 

[CATastrophe]

Haha that's a good one! I hit a HUGE vulture a few months back and of course my window was down. Let's just say I was cleaning vulture out of the inside of the car.....terrible.

My ex had a small pickup truck and windows down on both sides while cruising down a country road. A pheasant flew right through the cab, in the passenger side and right out the driver's.

While on my motorcycle quite a few years ago, got hit in the chest by a pigeon. Glad I was going slow and didn't get knocked off! Startled the hell out of me, though.

 

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In Florida we have LOVE BUGS. They are in swarms making love and will invade your car and die all over your windshield and head lights. All while making love

Don't try to pull them apart