I've heard of similar things happening with birds and bats flying near
wind turbines, that the turbulence can cause internal injuries.
Peter Shute
On Thu, 14 Oct 2021 at 11:16, <> wrote:
>
> Driving to Grafton today, saw a magpie killed on M1 - 110kph. Luckily, it
> went behind the vehicle in front. I thought it was lucky because I wasn't
> close enough to hit it.
> However, just as it came out from behind the front vehicle, it exploded into
> a whole lot of feathers and slammed into the ground.
> It hadn't made contact with the front vehicle, but the wind (slipstream) that
> hit it as it emerged from behind must have been the equivalent of a physical
> strike.
> Probably the saddest thing was seeing, in the rear-vision mirror, another
> magpie fly down to it.
> So, speed kills - even without contact.
>
> Peter Morgan
>
> The conservation battle is never finally won; the
> development battle is.
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