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Pretty darned fast, and they get up to speed quickly.
This afternoon I was driving home from work and came across a rooster picking grit on the side of the road. I was doing 45-50 and he flushed just before I got to him. Rather than head away from the road, he flew down the ditch right next to me as I passed him. That rooster caught up within 30 or so yards and was even with my door for a good 150 yards, then he dropped that big old tail like a drag chute and landed running. It was clear he was in no particular hurry. It was pretty impressive how quickly he attained that speed. No wonder a guy misses behind...
This afternoon I was driving home from work and came across a rooster picking grit on the side of the road. I was doing 45-50 and he flushed just before I got to him. Rather than head away from the road, he flew down the ditch right next to me as I passed him. That rooster caught up within 30 or so yards and was even with my door for a good 150 yards, then he dropped that big old tail like a drag chute and landed running. It was clear he was in no particular hurry. It was pretty impressive how quickly he attained that speed. No wonder a guy misses behind...