Anyone ever have birds come after them while they are mowing? Yesterday while mowing I had about 3 birds flying around me the whole time I was mowing my yard. At first I thought it was because I was near a tree but it continued the whole time I was mowing. They would dive right in front of the mower, go right next to my head, etc. Even though I don't think they would actually come in contact with me it's still a little freaky having birds zoom a few feet in front of your head. I do have a bird feeder in my yard. Maybe they were ****** that it was empty :)
Could be swallows. They are chasing the bugs that you disturb while mowing and eat them. Usually blue backs with a yellow/tan belly.
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I'd be willing to bet that they were barn swallows. Sometimes when you mowlots of bugs come out of the grass and the barnswallows like to swoop in to eat the bugs. They aren't scared of people at all and they will fly right by your head I've had this happen to me several times when I've mowed yards.
Yep - swallows. We have a large population of barn swallows and they eat all the little bugs that the mower kicks up. It's a little creepy at first, but after getting used to them I don't mind too much. It's actually pretty cool that they can see those little tiny things and pluck them out of the air.
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