A retired ornithologist is frightened to leave his home because of a ferocious pheasant
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[url]http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/newstopics/howaboutthat/7598209/Pheasant-attacks-man.html[/url]
[release][img]http://i.telegraph.co.uk/telegraph/multimedia/archive/01617/tucker_1617896c.jpg[/img]
John Tucker, 72, has started wearing gloves and carrying a walking stick to protect himself from the bird, which lives in a neighbouring field.
Using its beak, claws and wings the pheasant chases Mr Tucker around his garden as he tries to escape.
But the angry animal has even learned to spot when the front door is open – and runs into the house.
''When I get out of the car he pursues me into the house and even comes inside and trails me around the house. I can't cut the grass without him following me around.
''If I want to spend time in the garden I've learned to let him chase me into the shed. I turn round quickly and shut him in for a while. Otherwise he comes at me non stop.
''I was a professional ornithologist all my career so I know a thing or two about birds. But I've never been stalked by one before.''
The bird has been in the area a while but Mr Tucker says he turned aggressive around two weeks ago and started to chase him and wife Carol, 64.
He said: ''It's got to the point where I have to climb out of the back window as he's waiting at the front door.
''My wife can't sit in the garden without him pestering her. It was quite funny to start with, but now its extremely irritating."[/release]
Just shoot the damn bird. Problem solved.
I guess he chickened out
I would use my beak, claws and wings to attack Frankenstein too
the title was a real mouthful (or should i say, beakful :xd:)
[QUOTE=PrismatexV8;22930051]Just shoot the damn bird. Problem solved.[/QUOTE]
A man who dedicated his life to study birds? That would be hypocrisy.
quite
Kick it in the dick
Imagine him in a medieval armor, wielding a large sword, while shouting:
"I SHALL SMITE THEE, INSOLENT PHEASANT!"
:v:
I misread this as peasant
[img]http://teachers.saschina.org/rderozario/files/2010/01/peasant.jpg[/img]
Sounds like it wants to be dinner.
Talk about taking the work home with you.
It's England. If he shot the bird, SAS would storm his house via helidrop and tackle him and take his .22 and arrest him for terroristic acts and (poultry)manslaughter.
Probably get a minimum of 10 years in maximum security
[QUOTE=Aman V;22930288]It's England. If he shot the bird, SAS would storm his house via helidrop and tackle him and take his .22 and arrest him for terroristic acts and (poultry)manslaughter.
Probably get a minimum of 10 years in maximum security[/QUOTE]
pretty sure long guns are legal in england for hunting
Pheasants are delicious.
We often have them wander around our lawn, but killing and claiming them would be poaching. However, if the bird followed me into my house, I wouldn't hesitate anymore.
[IMG]http://i46.tinypic.com/14740g.jpg[/IMG]
He looks like Frankenstein.
I'd attack him too.
Just kick it lol
I really want a video of him and the bird
Oh god the mental images :v:
It looks like he's doing the thriller dance in the other one.
Only one solution: [B]NUCLEAR WEAPONS. [/B]
But couldn't he just trank it and move it somewhere else?
Probably smells fear and those horribly tacky rubber shoe things.
Kick the fucker or call animal control. Job well done.
Why is he wearing crocs?
Aren't they legal game birds.
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As for the crocs I don't see why not.
Someone needs to make a flash game out of this using this image:
[IMG]http://i.telegraph.co.uk/telegraph/multimedia/archive/01617/tucker_1617896c.jpg[/IMG]
Spray it with oil. Problem solved
Wait, why didn't the cameraman help?
[QUOTE=TAU!;22938550]Wait, why didn't the cameraman help?[/QUOTE]
He was laughing his ass off...
The second picture made me feel sorry for the guy :saddowns:
:wtc: Im from England this is like 2 months old....
rated clocks x9000 for late jesus
[QUOTE=PrismatexV8;22930368]pretty sure long guns are legal in england for hunting[/QUOTE]
Besides, you'd use a shotgun for fowl hunting, not a rifle.
[QUOTE=Haywood;22939563]Besides, you'd use a shotgun for fowl hunting, not a rifle.[/QUOTE]
exactly
a 20-gauge could make that pheasant dead fast
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