Dieter, at 11:31 on May 26 1996, you wrote to David Drummond ...

DD>> The sparrow was into my visor.  Split the visor in two and 
DD>> shoved it into my face, buckling my specs and cutting the 
DD>> side of my nose.  Made my ears ring too.

DD>> Didn't see much of the bird after that . . 

DM> You didn't have a feathered shit a couple of days later ? 
DM> That would explain the bird's disappearance :-)

I think it exploded. Jill found the head and shoulders of one stuck in her
(bike) engine and some guts and feathers in behind one of the panniers. 
There are less sparrows along the Gwydir Highway than there used to be.

David
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