Why did the ________ cross the road?

Today I am feeling a bit like Noah...only the animals that are following me, only follow me when I am driving...in my car.

Let's back up a little bit...
Yesterday I was taking a pleasant little drive to the art building when a small flock of birds decided that the middle of the road would be a fabulous place to rest their feathered butts...well, most of them were smart when they saw my car speeding towards them at 35 mph and they flew away...but sadly, one did not. That little bird quickly became a casualty of my left front tire... Ironically, I had a bird fly into my windshield 3 weeks ago...only I was going 70 mph...yes, that bird died too.

That's not even all...

Next I was driving around town when a squirrel suddenly ran across the road, then stopped, went the other way, then turned around and ran the other way in front of my car. I slammed on my brakes as my friends sat in the car screaming at me not to hit it. My car came to a complete stop giving everyone in the car whiplash...
We weren't sure if we had hit the squirrel or not so on the way back we checked the road...lucky for us, the squirrel escaped unscathed.

I was driving somewhere else today when a random turkey decided to cross the road...needless to say, I slammed on the brakes and came to a very slow rolling stop as it took its sweet time getting to the other side. That turkey was lucky...it escaped the clutches of death...this time anyways...maybe it will re-visit me next Thanksgiving...

Finally, on my return trip home, my friends and I were laughing about the mass number of "animal in the road" experiences I have had recently... Jokingly, we decided it would be really ironic if I hit a deer...that would happen to me...especially on a day like today. Anyways, ironically, we did see 3 deer on the way home...lucky for us, they all decided to not cross the road as I was passing them.

So, all in all, that makes 2 birds, 1 turkey, 1 squirrel, and 3 deer that have recently been in the face of danger thanks to my car...2 casualties, and 5 near casualties...hopefully this doesn't become a common occurrence...

:)