Why You Should Never Detect Under A Tree

Clad2Silver

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Image (39).jpg Be Careful and don't look up.....
 

Trezurehunter

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How true. That just happened to my wife last week, and she wasn't even detecting under a tree. She was merely walking in our backyard in an open spot with no tree cover, and a bird "dotted" her shirt while it was in flight. Splat !
 

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Those birds can be like WW2 dive bombers
 

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This bike was parked in the middle of an open parking lot for a short time.
 

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I always detect under the old tree. ALWAYS! Great stuff to be found under those old trees...
 

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Clad2Silver

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Jul 17, 2018
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How true. That just happened to my wife last week, and she wasn't even detecting under a tree. She was merely walking in our backyard in an open spot with no tree cover, and a bird "dotted" her shirt while it was in flight. Splat !
That's a risk when under a tree.....LOL

Those birds can be like WW2 dive bombers
And they don't often miss.....

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This bike was parked in the middle of an open parking lot for a short time.
not a good thing.....hopefully no stains

I always detect under the old tree. ALWAYS! Great stuff to be found under those old trees...
 

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