I’m not exactly a stranger to wildlife. Growing up I saw bears and moose on my porch, heard wolves and coyotes howling through the night, and I’ve even had a deer hit my car. Yes, you read that correctly: a deer jumped out of the ditch and bounced off the side of my car.
What’s a little new to me is the aggressiveness and possessiveness of a generally docile creature: a bird. And I don’t mean seagulls, which can be very aggressive, or even predatory birds like a hawk. Just your general run-0f-the-mill small bird, like a robin.
Last year my husband came back in the house and announced that a bird had taken a diving swoop at his head as he tried to enter the garage. I’ve seen birds fly into doors and cars before, so I just assumed it was disoriented, so we kind of laughed it off. Continue reading »
