...a redwing black bird. The damn thing followed me for nearly 3 miles before it flew off. I thought I was in a recreation of "The Birds". It dive bombed me 4 times. It was crazy!!!
Have any of you been attacked by birds, bears, bees, wild turkey (the drink or the bird), etc???
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No, mostly it is my dog who is doing the attacking. She got into a fight with a woodchuck the other day. That damn thing was really scrappy.
Running is dumb.
some call me Tim
Last summer I made the mistake of chasing a wounded raven out of the path as I ran loops on the short trail at home. How was I supposed to know that they identify 'danger people' for life? The rest of the summer I was yelled at and divebombed by his buddies... not sure if they've moved on or what, but it's been pretty quiet this year.
ME WEBLARG
Faster Than Your Couch!
a redwing blackbird, too, on a recent run. These birds are very territorial. It divebombed me twice, and chased me for about half a mile.
But looking at Messenjah's report, I seem to have gotten away easily!
Run for fun.
I honestly was having a great run. Temps were nice and cool, my pace and hydration were good. I had hit my turn around and was on my way back home and mentally it jacked me up. It slowed my pace waaaaaaaay down and forced me to walk quite a bit because I was trying to protect my head.
Endless trails
I was chased by cows in CA, twice. I managed to get away though.
Tim
Once, I had a very spirited wild pony follow me on Assateague Island, VA. If I stopped, it stopped.
Also had a very large pig chase me...Oh wait, that was a Pink Floyd concert...never mind.
“Paralysis-to-50k” training plan is underway!
Same damn thing happened to me at a Grateful Dead show with a dancing bear.
Are we there, yet?
Even the geese don't bother me. It's only the drivers on the roads that are a problem, so I try to stay off the roads.
2024 Races:
03/09 - Livingston Oval Ultra 6-Hour, 22.88 miles
05/11 - D3 50K 05/25 - What the Duck 12-Hour
06/17 - 6 Days in the Dome 12-Hour.
Once while running in a park I had an owl drop a dead raven on the trail right in front of me. It made a nice "splat" when it hit the ground. I always thought that the owl was taking a shot across my bow as a warning that that I was in "his/her section of the woods".
2/17/24 - Forgotten Florida 100 Mile, Christmas, FL
When I was in Japan in the Marine Corps, I used to take a loop to get to work that had me cross beneath an awning on a building. I had some sort of psycho bird start dive bombing me similar to your description, Messenjah. It was crazy.
In 2010, I did break my shoulder wrestling with a wild turkey that I had shot. But, I guess I had that coming. It was pretty comical for everyone but the turkey and me. He was shot, and I had a broken shoulder, which required surgery and physical therapy. I suspect he died from his wounds, but he may have made it. It is doubtful, though.
LB2
not really attacked but started by a bat right in the face. Hazard of night running. The light attracts the moths, the moths attract the bats
I was also scared by a baby possum in the middle of the trail on a recent night run, a wild turkey a while ago. I am possibly too jumpy on night runs
Le professeur de trail
Deer flies....enough said.
My favorite day of the week is RUNday
We don't need no stinkin
A couple of years ago I was running along the American River trail when a squirrel jumped (or fell) out of a tree hit my shoulder and started to run circles around and between my feet as we danced along the trail. Had a nice spike on the heart rate monitor.
They waged all out war on me today. I think I was attacked by several Brigades. It was a running battle and I lost.