I love the freezeframe at the end of that - the poor bird momentarily knocked senseless
(I'm glad you told us that it was fine, it wouldnt have been so funny otherwise - I'm the type that will stop the car in traffic to let a bird get off the road).
A final word on the dog issue - the eventual resolution seems to have been what I was saying all along. Dont tar all dog owners, or all dogs with the same brush. Yes, some dog owners shouldnt have dogs, and they deserve your criticism. But don't say that all dogs and owners should be treated the same.
I gotta get a camera on my bike, I see some really funny things. Just this evening I was on a quick little ride - a guy speeds past me on a very nice road bike, he would've only been 18 or 19 I reckon. He gets about 50 metres in front of me, and coming the other way is a rather attractive female pedestrian.
Bloke rides past her, spins his head around to check the view from behind her... and runs straight off the path, onto the nature strip, and into a tree.
The girl didn't stop, but I did. He actually hit it at a pretty reasonable speed.
Anyway, he seemed fine. I asked him whether he was ok.
He said "did you see why I crashed?"
I said "yep" and chuckled a little bit.
He said "well, I'd better be alright, cos I never would've lived that down"
It's one of the joys of riding a bike that I never imagined - you see some really funny stuff that you just dont see in a car.