Flying Squirrels, bats and all manner of insects join the birds
and man who fly or glide through the sky
The only animals that are able to the forces of gravity
overcome and defy|
In Hitchcock’s Movie The Birds thousands of avian
creatures attacked humans in Bodega Bay
For reasons unexplained but maybe because humans were crowding
the airspace each and every day
Thrilling movie striking fear into the viewers who got in
the birds’ way
As they dive bombed hapless humans to slay
The special effects took 3 years to master
Using trained and mechanical birds and photo overlays to
create an avian induced disaster
In the real world not a movie there have been from 1988 to
2023 76 deaths from wildlife, mostly
birds, strikes in the airspaces birds and planes share
The odds of hitting birds on takeoff or landing causing death or plane damage are very rare
So persons near Newark International were treated to a
surprise
A FedEx jet taking off was hit by a bird causing a jet
engine to burst into flames prompting an emergency and safe return from the skies
© 3/1/2025 Michael P. Ridley aka The Alaskanpoet
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