[wisb] Re: Dive-bombing Red-winged Blackbirds
- From: DAVID SNELL <dasnell3@xxxxxxxxx>
- To: "wisbirdn@xxxxxxxxxxxxx" <wisbirdn@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Sun, 5 Jun 2011 11:25:47 -0700 (PDT)
No, just the luck of the draw that you didn't get hit! I fly fish and walk
through the woods and meadows to get to trout streams. Red-Wing Blackbirds
attack me frequently to the point that I carry my rod upright and swing it
around over myself to discourage swooping birds. It seems to me that even after
their hatch is long over, they kinda enjoy the stealth attacks.
David S.
Fox Point WI
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From: Dave&Margaret Brasser <2shebbirders@xxxxxxxxx>
To: wisbirdn@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
Sent: Saturday, June 4, 2011 11:03 PM
Subject: [wisb] Re: Dive-bombing Red-winged Blackbirds
After reading Bernie Sloan's post about the Red-winged Blackbirds that dive
at people and pull up just an inch from their heads, I couldn't help but
think of my boyhood friend Dicky. Each day in summer we would descend the
wooden steps at Sheboygan's North Point to get to our favorite spot on the
beach. As we were walking down the wooden stairway, we would be dive-bombed
by Red-winged Blackbirds. At the time we didn't know it, but obviously we
were too near their nests. One day, however, the birds did NOT pull up
inches away from our heads, but instead actually drew blood from Dicky's
head. It should be noted that Dicky had a head of bright red hair. Do you
think he got hit because of his red hair? Being blond, I was not attacked
quite so viciously. Just wondering...
--Dave Brasser
Sheboygan
Sheboygan County
"Give a man a fish, and he'll eat for a day. Teach a man to fish, and he'll
spend all weekend in his boat drinking beer."
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