tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-38548109.post3125657197799854956..comments2024-02-13T10:20:04.888+00:00Comments on David Hepworth's blog: The BirdsDavid Hepworthhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05973053694541321308noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-38548109.post-61406184855099738902009-07-21T21:19:10.644+01:002009-07-21T21:19:10.644+01:00A few weeks ago I got attacked - dive-bombed three...A few weeks ago I got attacked - dive-bombed three times in the face and once from behind - by a large jackdaw. It was horrific and absolutely terrifying. Large talons and a beak, and a total wingspan of not much under a metre, and probably weighing the same as a toddler but flying at you at high speed and with incredible agility.<br /><br />If push had really come to shove, there would only have been one winner, but it was extremely traumatic.<br /><br />A better parallel than Jurassic Park might be Hitchcock - he really had a feel for the uncanny.<br /><br />Naturally, when I got back to the office, everyone laughed.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12608144436173241063noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-38548109.post-13864504063019649182009-07-18T08:52:12.078+01:002009-07-18T08:52:12.078+01:00I recently had a day at a sanctuary for birds of p...I recently had a day at a sanctuary for birds of prey. Inevitably there was a show and I had the chance to have several birds of prey land on my (gloved) hand. I found it absolutely terrifying and only peer pressure stopped me running away. The talons and beaks close up are impressive and threatening but not enough in themselves to put the win up me. I think you have put your finger on what unsettled me - its the strange "ancientness" of the birds. Prehistoric is scary!dollyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13323523674855512925noreply@blogger.com