A (pigeon) problem and a solution

[Busterboo]

Pigeon on a C road. Small 'bump'. Didn't stop. When I did a few minutes later, bird still alive. In space between front bumper and radiator. Well, most of it was. One wing wasn't. 'How the Hell …?'

Instinctively opened bonnet, but knew no access without socket tool to the space. Tried to remember if there was gap under car bird could have been gone up. Thought there wasn't. Bird now not moving. So, started 45-minute return journey.

Went straight to local Romanian car wash, who produced socket driver, took off access panel under bonnet, removed bird and washed the space, which was by now quite 'pigeony'. But still 'How the Hell?'

Then realised bird had passed between central black mesh and bumper by hitting mesh hard enough to bend it, but then it had snapped back into place, trapping injured bird. Upshot? A dead Norwegian Blue pigeon, a clean & polished car and blessings counted. The last time something like this happened, it was to a 911 and cost me the thick end of a grand.

 

[Mr Tidy]

Glad you got it sorted with no damage.

Birds seem so keen to get into a Z4 they don't wait for the car to stop! :lol:

I was on my way to Silverstone on the A43 soon after getting my 1st Z and collected this one - which was an ex-pheasant by the time I found somewhere to stop.

 

[buzyg]

Preferable to dear. My son has a ponshan for Roe dear. One wrecked his Ford Ka. The second had the decency to all ready be dead when he ran over it in his Mx5. just cracked the bumper on that one. :roll:

 

[Mr Tidy]

Yikes!

But I just can't help saying Oh Dear!

 

[Busterboo]

Glad you got it sorted with no damage.

Birds seem so keen to get into a Z4 they don't wait for the car to stop! :lol:

I was on my way to Silverstone on the A43 soon after getting my 1st Z and collected this one - which was an ex-pheasant by the time I found somewhere to stop.

Thank you.

Coincidentally[?], my pigeon hit at exactly the same spot as your pheasant (which I hope did no damage).

 

[Mr Tidy]

Coincidentally[?], my pigeon hit at exactly the same spot as your pheasant (which I hope did no damage).

Thankfully no damage once the pheasant was plucked from there - apart from the claret stains! :roll:

If you have to hit one that seems like a good place for it to happen.

A couple of years later I hit one in my E46 on the M40 that caught the lip at the front of the O/S/F wheel arch liner and tore it out. :headbang:

Still there was an upside, as I was on my way to view my current E86. :lol:

 

[buzyg]

Yikes!

But I just can't help saying Oh Dear!

Groan :lol:

 

[mcbutler]

Pigeon on a C road. Small 'bump'. Didn't stop. When I did a few minutes later, bird still alive. In space between front bumper and radiator. Well, most of it was. One wing wasn't. 'How the Hell …?'

Instinctively opened bonnet, but knew no access without socket tool to the space. Tried to remember if there was gap under car bird could have been gone up. Thought there wasn't. Bird now not moving. So, started 45-minute return journey.

Went straight to local Romanian car wash, who produced socket driver, took off access panel under bonnet, removed bird and washed the space, which was by now quite 'pigeony'. But still 'How the Hell?'

Then realised bird had passed between central black mesh and bumper by hitting mesh hard enough to bend it, but then it had snapped back into place, trapping injured bird. Upshot? A dead Norwegian Blue pigeon, a clean & polished car and blessings counted. The last time something like this happened, it was to a 911 and cost me the thick end of a grand.

PIE what about a pigeon pie??!!

 

[mcbutler]

Preferable to dear. My son has a ponshan for Roe dear. One wrecked his Ford Ka. The second had the decency to all ready be dead when he ran over it in his Mx5. just cracked the bumper on that one. :roll:

I was in a car that hit a young dear one evening in Dorset, it was very distressing, this beautiful little thing was disembowelled, its back leg ripped off and still alive. I did not know deer can scream, it is awful.

 

[mcbutler]

Glad you got it sorted with no damage.

Birds seem so keen to get into a Z4 they don't wait for the car to stop! :lol:

I was on my way to Silverstone on the A43 soon after getting my 1st Z and collected this one - which was an ex-pheasant by the time I found somewhere to stop.

Bloody peasants........

 

[Mr Tidy]

[/quote]Bloody peasants........
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I think you mean I'm not a pheasant plucker, I'm a pheasant plucker's mate, I'm only plucking pheasants because the pheasant plucker's late, etc. :lol:

 

[Busterboo]

I was in a car that hit a young dear one evening in Dorset, it was very distressing, this beautiful little thing was disembowelled, its back leg ripped off and still alive. I did not know deer can scream, it is awful.

Best not dwelt on, perhaps.

That said, it always worries me when I see 'Beware deer' signs because, apart from driving somewhere else, there's nothing you can do about them.

 

[Cees Klumper]

There is one, actually two, things. We have those whistles on the front of the car, AND we drive much slower on roads known to have deer crossing so there's more time to react. I hope you ended that poor deer's suffering ASAP.

 

[Nictrix]

Preferable to dear. My son has a ponshan for Roe dear. One wrecked his Ford Ka. The second had the decency to all ready be dead when he ran over it in his Mx5. just cracked the bumper on that one. :roll:

I was in a car that hit a young dear one evening in Dorset, it was very distressing, this beautiful little thing was disembowelled, its back leg ripped off and still alive. I did not know deer can scream, it is awful.

Dear.
I was starting to think that this was a little old lady until I read back leg. I think they only have front legs.

 

[mcbutler]

There is one, actually two, things. We have those whistles on the front of the car, AND we drive much slower on roads known to have deer crossing so there's more time to react. I hope you ended that poor deer's suffering ASAP.

Hi, its suffering was ended by another vehicle coming over the crest of the hill adjacent to the deer, he did not even stop!!!!

 

[Busterboo]

There is one, actually two, things. We have those whistles on the front of the car, AND we drive much slower on roads known to have deer crossing so there's more time to react. I hope you ended that poor deer's suffering ASAP.

Deer and roads in England are smaller than in America (and the deer often so than in Scotland). English deer, in my experience, tend not to wander on the roads, but spring out onto them before running across, so "whistles" aren't often much use.

You're right, though. Driving slower helps.

 

[BMWZ4MC]

Preferable to dear. My son has a ponshan for Roe dear. One wrecked his Ford Ka. The second had the decency to all ready be dead when he ran over it in his Mx5. just cracked the bumper on that one. :roll:

I was in a car that hit a young dear one evening in Dorset, it was very distressing, this beautiful little thing was disembowelled, its back leg ripped off and still alive. I did not know deer can scream, it is awful.

Dear.
I was starting to think that this was a little old lady until I read back leg. I think they only have front legs.

I’m pretty sure that even when the individual is very little and very old, we still call their front legs ‘arms’. Of course, when very, very little and very, very young these ‘arms’ might be confused for front legs