Crane ... WARNING!

Warning ... when driving in a low lying area ... aka wetlands ... it is highly recommend that you keep the drivers side window up! The reason for this is my near death experience with a whooping crane!!

No really ... this is not a joke ... if you can even imagine .. I am off, just enjoying my morning, driving down state, when out of no where my automobile was attacked by an exceptionally large whooping crane!!

At 75 miles an hour, the massive span of this bird, does in fact cover the entire drivers side of a mid size car's windshield, further wrap all the way around to the divers side window and, ultimately rip the driver's side mirror from your authomobile, as the giantic bird brutally falls to it's death, you will be just horrified at the mass volumes of "matter" which continues to block your view as you attempt to control your vehicle.

My warning is acutally not a joke ... however it is now at some sick level ... funny. No one will even believe you. I mean really ... how could this even happen ... a whooping crane??!!!! Obviously ... only to me.

An important point to remember is that I can personally confirm that these birds do in fact have a wing span of about seven feet ... literally! I certainly burnt off a whole bunch of karma this particular morning! This poor bird was having a very bad day. Luckily no one witnessed the killing of this endangered species and I was not ticketed for going five miles an hour over or the reckless driving episode that followed the event, and the damages seem minimal compared to the alternatives.

My near death experience was only prevented since my window was almost fully rolled up. Had it been any lower the gigantic, and potentially very angry and injured crane would have been in my face and lap! Needless to say ... I am sorry the poor crane did not survive the ordeal however, I am grateful that my window saved me from a certain misfortune.