People have been throwing birds at me again..... luckily I managed to dodge this Mistle Thrush..... š
I also managed to dodge this House Sparrow launched at me! Good job I have quick reflections, it could have been deadly! š®
This Meadow Pipit was thrown even closer!!! š³ Does my head look like a dartboard or something??!!? š
This Blackbird was thrown low and hard..... had to jump over it!!!
I'd like to say that the instances of people throwing birds at me had passed, but alas no.... this Chaffinch almost had my eye out!
Someone threw a Great Tit at me the other day..... It's a never-ending bombardment.... š©š
It's getting beyond a joke now..... luckily this Green Woodpecker was thrown way too high and missed me by quite a bit...... š
I thought the era of having birds thrown at me had passed, but no such luck.... this Meadow Pipit thrown at Portishead was almost a direct hit!
I'm getting quite good at dodging the birds thrown at me now.... This male house sparrow passed quite close, but I didn't even flinch.... šš
Phew, this Blackbird missed me by quite a bit!! Throwing birds at people is NOT big, and it's NOT clever! š¬ššš¦
Goldcrest dart!! š® This morning at RSPB Greylake, my attackers tried stealth tactics, by throwing Europe's smallest bird at me!! š¬ I survived again.....just! šš¦š
Next up, a long tailed tit! š¬ I'm losing count of the amount of different bird species being thrown at me, but luckily, none have hit me.... yet! ššš®
Ridiculous... Waiting for autumn, just so they can grab fieldfares and throw them at me!! My attackers just won't quit.... š¬šš
They've gone too far this time... I draw the line at having Kingfishers thrown at me! š®š š
It didn't take long...š Only 3 days into 2020, and my attackers were back to throwing birds at me.... luckily this Magpie sailed harmlessly overhead... ššš¦
Next bird to be thrown at me? This Greenfinch! š Thankfully, the accuracy still leaves a lot to be desired, and I survived the attack once more.... ššš¦š
Phew!!! They were well off with this Yellowhammer.... ššš¦
Next bird to be launched at me? A Reed Bunting!! š® Getting quite fed up with this avian bombardment.... š ššš¦
Good job I haven't lost my dodging skills...... otherwise this Redwing, thrown at me today, could've done a lot of damage!! When will they quit?!!! š šš¤£š¦
Go to Watchet they said, only nice people in Watchet they said.... So I did...... and yet...... another bird thrown at me!! š This Linnet seemed as annoyed about the situation as I was.... šššš¦
Great, just great! Just when I thought my attackers had run out of bird species to throw at me, they find a Skylark to launch! š (They missed again.... ššš¦)
Even in lockdown! Just wandered out into my garden and had to dodge this launched Magpie! š What is wrong with these people?! š¬ššš¦
I almost made it through the whole of April, not having to dodge one launched bird.....until tonight! š Luckily this Great Spotted Woodpecker was thrown way over my head! šššš¦
I wondered if my attackers would ever have the audacity to launch Britain's favourite bird at me, and tonight I had my answer! šš” This Robin just missed me luckily, but I'm fearing a direct hit one of these days... šššš¦
I suppose it was only a matter of time before my attackers would launch a Swift at me, given how they soar through the air with such speed..... and tonight was the night.. šš” Still missed me though! šššš¦
So there I was tonight, photographing Sparrowhawks here and Buzzards there, when my sneaky attackers thought they'd take advantage of my distraction and throw a Goldfinch at me! šš” Luckily for me, they couldn't hit a barn door from 20 paces... šššš¦ #TheDailyGoldfinch
My attackers appear to have upped their game, it looks like they have attached some kind of miniature explosive to the beak of this Starling before launching it at me tonight.... šš” If it had hit, the consequences could have been dire.... š² ššš¦
Greenfinch as a weapon! š³ Clearly my attackers missed again, as this bird sails harmlessly over my head, but I'm constantly having to stay alert because I never know where the next launched bird is coming from! š³ššš¦
I'm starting to get the feeling the birds are on my side, and deviate their flight trajectory when launched at me by my attackers! This male Chaffinch is a case in point, turning slightly in mid-air and giving me a knowing side glance as it sailed harmlessy by... šššš¦
The other evening my attackers found a new bird to throw at me..... this Song Thrush! š” I'm angrier than the birds...... š” ššš¦
My attackers have sunk to a new low..... they're now throwing baby birds at me!! š” This juvenile Long Tailed Tit seemed oblivious to the nefarious intentions of the people who launched it at me, & having missed me, soon caught up with its siblings in a nearby tree. ššš¦































