10 Weirdest Bird Attacks in Recorded History

4. Hawks Go for the Head

In 2014, Pittsburgh native Elaine Bridge was washing her car as usual. Things got dicey when the new neighbors, a pair of red-tailed hawks, began defending their nest with gusto. One of the birds slammed into Bridge’s head and sliced at her face. In the aftermath, her husband told her she looked, “like a combat veteran.” As a result of the attack (and a handful of others perpetrated by the birds), the Pennsylvania Game Commission removed the nest and relocated the hawk family.