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Hi @slewis, welcome to the forum. It might help if you could tell us where you heard this rumour. Whether you were under the influence at the time or ever voted Reform.I heard a rumour that a pilgrim was attacked by a bird of prey on the Norte. Hit him in the back of the head and he had to fight it off. Is this true?
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'Out of control' seagulls 'taking over' Balbriggan
The noise is so bad that people can’t sleep at nightwww.dublinlive.ie
Perhaps it was a seagull![]()
I think Jonathan Livingston Seagull stole your pizza so he could share it with the whole Flock.A seagull stole my slice of pizza on Venice Beach, California.
That’s the truth.
Maybe seagull was looking for a bigger meal.
This raises an important question, how long can a bird of prey carry you before you are ineligible for a compastela?I heard it was a very large bird of prey that tried to actually lift the pilgrim from the trail in a mountain area... local reports say the backback was too heavy... so its seems that the pilgrim was saved by an overweight backpack....lucky perigrino.....
More than one I should imagine...except for those who come prepared...I would say one person a year in Australia would require a doctors appointment or even hospitalisation after attacks by Magpies here in Australia .
Perhaps they were just picking the mud off you for nest material....I was attacked by house martins between Monforte de Lemos to Chantada…..
This was an actual thing in Oregon in 2015. An aggressive owl was attacking walkers. Rachel Maddow heard about it and had these signs made for the city of Salem.
I believe this refers to what happened to a friend of mine. Clawed him in the head (see photo). He was fine and now has a good story to tell.Hi all, I can confirm that this was meant to have happened just before Casariego on 21st June i think. Apparently an English guy was hit on the back of the head by a bird of prey and then spent 5 minutes fighting off further attacks with his sticks. It was mentioned by a couple of people I spoke to couple of days later.
I just admired their courage and determination!Perhaps they were just picking the mud off you for nest material....
I heard a rumour that a pilgrim was attacked by a bird of prey on the Norte. Hit him in the back of the head and he had to fight it off. Is this true?
Hey, thanks for coming back with this information. It looks like we have further information from @LynnMarie above. I'd love to know which of the raptors it was. It does suggest that there is a nest close to the trail or @LynnMarie 's friend was off-piste (members should note that is not one of my off-colour jokes). I can only think that it was territorial defence or that there was a grounded fledgling somewhere nearby. Even the wonderful Griffon Vulture will avoid anything that looks like it might be alive and capable of inflicting damage on those splendid wingsHi all, I can confirm that this was meant to have happened just before Casariego on 21st June i think. Apparently an English guy was hit on the back of the head by a bird of prey and then spent 5 minutes fighting off further attacks with his sticks. It was mentioned by a couple of people I spoke to couple of days later.
Or can be a nest with eggs. Given time of year chicks (or eyas) makes more senseI can only think that it was territorial defence or that there was a grounded fledgling somewhere nearby.
If you live in Brighton (or any UK seaside resort) that's not funny! Perhaps the falcon had visited Brighton and mistook the pilgrim's head for a bag of chips.![]()
'Out of control' seagulls 'taking over' Balbriggan
The noise is so bad that people can’t sleep at nightwww.dublinlive.ie
Perhaps it was a seagull![]()
In the next 3 weeks we will know if the wonderful year of 23 can be repeatedMore than one I should imagine...except for those who come prepared...
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Easy to tell this is an international forum; not one derailment about the footy...oops! did I just write that out loud?!
As a blondie, the ol' sunglasses on the top/back of your head still seems to work...ish.
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Love your optimism for a back-to-back...says me languishing as cellar-dweller...In the next 3 weeks we will know if the wonderful year of 23 can be repeated
I stood for half an hour on the Gr 65 watching Hawks when the harvesters were working the paddocks
And on the Sunshine Coast when the sugar cane paddocks are burnt the sky is full of them .
Interesting. I’ve never been attacked by dung. Though Little Dog assures me that the reason she eats as much of it as she can is to protect me from any unpleasantnessCow, goat and sheep sh#t is a far greater danger
Welcome to Australia. Every Spring we have magpies attacking walkers and cyclists to protect their territory ( nests ). When they swoop from behind , as they always do, the hard beak and flutter of wings is pretty off putting. A bike helmet decorated with cable ties seems to hold them at bay. 5 Caminos and this is the first I’ve heard of this. Forget about it.I heard a rumour that a pilgrim was attacked by a bird of prey on the Norte. Hit him in the back of the head and he had to fight it off. Is this true?
And don’t forget to try the chicken Parma.It was only after the pilgrim’s Osprey
I’m here all week, etc etc
Was it a Peregrine?Maybe it was a goose or swan? They’re dicks![]()
now questioning my *very similar hat* for the San SalvadorI'm only here to pipe in to say that on the Baztan there were many hawks in May who were very interested in my white sun hat. They got very close to see whether I might be something delicious... but on apprehending my actual state as a human and not, perhaps, a rabbit or other small mammal... they would fly away.
My very blonde father was once grabbed by a very large hawk when he was just a wee child, playing in a field. But the bird let go on realising that this fluffy, white thing was some 20 pounds of human and not 5 pounds of bunny.
Never realised that the name referred to the bird's diet. I remember being both impressed and amused when I learned that the basking shark - the world's second largest fish - is known in Spanish as tiburón peregrino. Might be another good reason to stick to the inland routes....Was it a Peregrine?
A falconWas it a Peregrine?
TruthMaybe it was a goose or swan? They’re dicks![]()
If you're not serious, you do know giving airtime to conspiracies actually feeds them, right? People believe this stuff, and it's pretty sad.If only all peregrinos/nas would understand that Birds Aren't Real!! Read the truth!!!
Then google the wealth of information on the subject.
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Of course, I'm not serious. That is why I suggested Googling the subject. There is, indeed, a wealth of information on the subject. It is "A conspiracy theory that satirizes conspiracy theories"--it is a well-known satire.If you're not serious, you do know giving airtime to conspiracies actually feeds them, right? People believe this stuff, and it's pretty sad.
(If you're serious, oh, well - we can't help you.)
Actually birds do it all the time. Try to pass a seagull's nest!@slewis , welcome to the forum. Although it's not unknown for a bird of prey to attack a human it's pretty rare.
Clearly none of us believe that it's real, or too serious even if it was.
Whilst I appreciate you didn't mean it that way, thanks for giving us something to laugh about!
I’m very well aware that bird’s do it all the time, we too have seagulls and magpies in NZ and I’ve been attacked by both. Those attacks are common, but aside from a blasted nuisance, very seldom serious.Actually birds do it all the time. Try to pass a seagull's nest!
Or like when we just got our country house and moved in the local crows believed it was their house and attacked us every time we dared to go out in the yard. Attacked as in pecked the top of head.
I was attacked by a crow he dove and picked my head, as I rode my bike through his territory. That was in Minnesota. I wouldn't have believed it but a man stopped to ask if I was OK he was shocked.I heard a rumour that a pilgrim was attacked by a bird of prey on the Norte. Hit him in the back of the head and he had to fight it off. Is this true?