LYNDYLOO Posted September 12, 2009 Report Share Posted September 12, 2009 We had an Awesome Family Day at Manfield, Racing today :bounce: One of my Boys and I decided to head over to Palmy after the Racing, to do abit of Clothes Shopping, while heading there, Son was following Mum, Mum passed 2 Pukeko's on the side of the Road, as I approached the one closest to the Road sort of stepped back, So I'm driving along, singing away to my favourite CD, when I thought Hmmm, thats weird wheres Hayden gone, so thought to myself, Ohh well, he's probably taken the other turn off and we'll meet up in Palmy. Next minute my Cellphone rings and it's Hayden, so I ask him "Where have you gone" he replies "A stupid Bird just flew onto my Car can you come back", so I headed back to see him, here was this Beautiful Pukeko wedged in the Front Grill of his Car Hayden says "I ain't touching it" Mum replies "It's ok Matey, he's Dead" he replies "Yea Well I still aint touching it" So here I am, in the Pouring Rain trying to disentangle his Whooping Big Bird out of the Grill of his Car :roll: Got there in the End with abit of Pulling and Tugging, poor thing, Thank Goodness it was Dead, goodness know's what I would have done it was still alive I guess looking on the Bright Side of this, at least the Bird didn't cause Hayden to have an Accident :-? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zev Posted September 12, 2009 Report Share Posted September 12, 2009 My cousin lost the wing mirror off his van when a pukeko flew into it, he turned up at our place with it dangling by the cords - we had duct tape it back into place until he could get a replacement! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LYNDYLOO Posted September 12, 2009 Author Report Share Posted September 12, 2009 For a minute there Zev, I thought you were talking about the Bird :roll: All happens so quickly, give's ya abit of a Shock :oops: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nymox Posted September 12, 2009 Report Share Posted September 12, 2009 For a minute there Zev, I thought you were talking about the Bird :roll: All happens so quickly, give's ya abit of a Shock :oops: So did I, I thought cords meaning entrails, it wasnt till my eyes reach the duct tape part lol Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LYNDYLOO Posted September 12, 2009 Author Report Share Posted September 12, 2009 Well I was sort of picturing the Entrails being all Duct Taped up too :roll: Poor Birdy Rather a Large Bird when you need to get up close and personal with them :-? Have to admit I'm not really a Bird Person, so I thought, I was very Brave Extracting it from the Sons Car Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zev Posted September 12, 2009 Report Share Posted September 12, 2009 Lol I don't think the poor birdie made it, either! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DantezGirl Posted September 12, 2009 Report Share Posted September 12, 2009 when i was younger a pukeko flew through the front windscreen hitting me smack bang in the middle of my eyes (still have the scar) and ended up dead at my feet i didn't know all that happened until mum pointed it out made me scream my lungs out Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LYNDYLOO Posted September 12, 2009 Author Report Share Posted September 12, 2009 Holy Cow now that would be scary Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nymox Posted September 12, 2009 Report Share Posted September 12, 2009 OMG wow now that would have been scarey, and tragic at the same time, AWW poor your, life likes to traumatize us animal lovers its not fair Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sandysme Posted September 12, 2009 Report Share Posted September 12, 2009 Silly ???? but you didnt happen to take it home did you, sounds gory but I would love the feathers as I am making my daughter a korowai, and you are allowed them off dead pukeko.. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zev Posted September 12, 2009 Report Share Posted September 12, 2009 We see quite a few on the roads, especially of late - any particular feathers you want Sandy? I am not adverse to plucking them off and sending them to you if I come across one that has not been on the road for too long. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LYNDYLOO Posted September 12, 2009 Author Report Share Posted September 12, 2009 Ewwwwwwwwww Sandy, it was Bad enough having to pry it off my Sons Car, let alone bringing it Home with me :lol: I will keep you in mind if it happens again, here's hoping it wont :-? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nymox Posted September 12, 2009 Report Share Posted September 12, 2009 I have a fair few Ive found when out hunting, as well as hawke and tui feathers, procrastinating about fly fishing Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sandysme Posted September 12, 2009 Report Share Posted September 12, 2009 We have 13 year 8 girls this year at my daughters school, graduating to go off too high school, it is a kura kaupapa maori school, the grad is a big celebration, all the girls wear korowai and some mums are making them for their girls including me, pukeko feathers are great for this. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
phoenix44 Posted September 12, 2009 Report Share Posted September 12, 2009 awww poor pukeko! but its good that Hayden didn't have an accident cause of the bird! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Caryl Posted September 12, 2009 Report Share Posted September 12, 2009 You should see what a duck can do hitting a windscreen at 100kph (the car was going 100kph, I don't think the duck was)! You could see all the veins etc from its feet indented in the glass. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
alanmin4304 Posted September 13, 2009 Report Share Posted September 13, 2009 A friend hit a hawk in a mini and it went right through the windscreen and ended up in the back seat alive and very angry. He swore by the look in its eye it knew who was responsible and was about to seek revenge. He couldn't get near it so he opened all the doors and waited for half an hour for it to come around and get out by itself. It must have looked pretty angry because he had a pet hawk and a possum but swore it had an evil eye and wouldn't go near it. Eventually it flew away so it must have been a very lucky bird. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
smidey Posted September 13, 2009 Report Share Posted September 13, 2009 1 less pukeko means 16 more ducks Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
puttputt Posted September 13, 2009 Report Share Posted September 13, 2009 1 less pukeko means 16 more ducks great, more ducks :evil: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
smidey Posted September 13, 2009 Report Share Posted September 13, 2009 great, more ducks :evil: at least there is a season for them & an additional weekend for parries. BOOM BOOM Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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