Blog for the Birds

Do Owls have Bad Eyes?

March 12, 2008 on 12:23 pm | In Odd Stuff |

The other day I was driving down a road in our neighborhood and a pigeon flew across my path.  I smacked it unfortunately.  I usually don’t bother slowing down (I was only going about 25 because it’s a residential street) because they usually get out of the way. Pigeons seem to be the slowest of all. Maybe this one just ate too much and couldn’t get out of the way in time? But Pigeons are tough birds; I looked back only to see it fly off after it gathered its composure. What about owls? I rarely see them let alone hit them. This truck driver reports hitting them on a regular basis and the explanation (part humor and part common bird sense) is really worth a read!

Even owls can be blind-sided