The wife and I were on our way home yesterday afternoon. I turned the vehicle around the corner and onto our street. There were two sparrows in full chase mode coming straight for us. I've seen this a million times before. They always swerve before impact so I took no evasive action. Next thing I know they disappear beyond the end of the hood and only one emerges to my left. I noticed the other flopping around on the pavement just outside my window as I drove on to the house. I parked in the garage and headed back to move the injured party out of the street just in case there was a chance for recovery.
I noticed the other one had come back and was hopping around the dazed one. It had recovered enough to sit up a bit. The injured was a she-bird and I assume the other was her mate. I was still half a block away when he started jumping on her. At first I thought he was urging her to get up because a man was approaching. As I got closer I realized that he was getting to know her in a Biblical sense. Damn! The notion did cross my mind to go back and get the pellet gun to put him out of her misery. I figure she was probably looking back to see where he was when she collided with us. No wonder she was trying to get away! Anyways, I knelt down to pick her up and move her to safety. I no more than got my hands around her than she flew to a nearby bush. Mission accomplished.
I don't know about anyone else but if my wife got knocked loopy by a run-in with a vehicle I would not take advantage of the situation. I do have a little modesty.
I noticed the other one had come back and was hopping around the dazed one. It had recovered enough to sit up a bit. The injured was a she-bird and I assume the other was her mate. I was still half a block away when he started jumping on her. At first I thought he was urging her to get up because a man was approaching. As I got closer I realized that he was getting to know her in a Biblical sense. Damn! The notion did cross my mind to go back and get the pellet gun to put him out of her misery. I figure she was probably looking back to see where he was when she collided with us. No wonder she was trying to get away! Anyways, I knelt down to pick her up and move her to safety. I no more than got my hands around her than she flew to a nearby bush. Mission accomplished.
I don't know about anyone else but if my wife got knocked loopy by a run-in with a vehicle I would not take advantage of the situation. I do have a little modesty.