Thinking of altering my running routes due to an overly-aggressive bird.

You should be okay as long as it isn't saying, "Nevermore."

That's right this street belongs to me, take your hobby jogger behind somewhere else.

the bird has a nest nearby. it's probably a red-wing blackbird or something.it's just protecting it's nest/babieskeep running

HowardDean wrote:

Not far from my house, in the direction that most of my runs start, lives a little black devil bird. I'm no ornithologist, so I'm not sure of the species, maybe a grackle of some kind.

Anyway, the damned thing aggressively dive-bombs my head several times every time I run past its nesting place. What can I do about it? If I tried to shoot it, some bleeding hart liberal would probably turn me in (also this is a very suburban area) for animal cruelty.

Does it look like this? Is it near water?

http://www.spirit-animals.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/03/Redwing-Blackbird-2.jpg

If so, avoiding wearing red might help.

RimJob69 wrote:

you mad brah?

Yes I am.

Ben Says "No" wrote:

Does it look like this? Is it near water?

http://www.spirit-animals.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/03/Redwing-Blackbird-2.jpg

If so, avoiding wearing red might help.

Link doesn't work for me, but it is not near water.

You can mount a stuffed owl on a hat and wear it.

U Asked For It wrote:

You can mount a stuffed owl on a hat and wear it.

Now we are getting somewhere.

You don't have to shoot the bird. Get rid of it's nest and stomp and its eggs and the bird will go away. Liberals won't object because they are in favour of abortion.

HowardDean wrote:

U Asked For It wrote:

You can mount a stuffed owl on a hat and wear it.

Now we are getting somewhere.

Can you tell us more about that?

Blah Blah Blah. wrote:

You don't have to shoot the bird. Get rid of it's nest and stomp and its eggs and the bird will go away. Liberals won't object because they are in favour of abortion.

Gold.

Does the black bird have large talons?

I was once swarmed by sandpipers while running on a highway next to a beach. Apparently, they didn't like the red patch on my hat and would dive-bomb my head for ~300m. Passersby had a good laugh at my expense while I reenacted a scene from "The Birds". ;-)

In my youth, I fought many battles against red-winged blackbirds while running. Lots of screaming, ducking, dodging, and juking on both sides. Once or twice I got hit, but usually I outmaneuvered the buggers. I used to think it was fun.

Blah Blah Blah. wrote:

You don't have to shoot the bird. Get rid of it's nest and stomp and its eggs and the bird will go away. Liberals won't object because they are in favour of abortion.

You could take the other stance and while protecting the god given right of the unborn babies to exist shoot the adult bird with your god given right to bear guns, as long as you are standing your ground, of course.

You know you are talking politics when an owl-on-your-hat idea is your best sounding option by far.

Blackbirds dive bomb me on my favorite route every year around this time.

I usually wear a white brim hat and think that's one of the reasons, as they would attack a white bird.

Perhaps a green hat would be better.

I Definitely lol'd wrote:

Blah Blah Blah. wrote:

You don't have to shoot the bird. Get rid of it's nest and stomp and its eggs and the bird will go away. Liberals won't object because they are in favour of abortion.

Gold.

+1

Give it the bird

HowardDean wrote:

If I tried to shoot it, some bleeding hart liberal would probably turn me in (also this is a very suburban area) for animal cruelty.

You have "bleeding heart liberals" in a "very suburban area"?

Where in the heck do you live?