Oct 15, 2011 - Grapevine, Texas, USA - One lucky hawk defied the odds by surviving a head-on collision with a Lexus - at 60 mph. Auto mechanic Matt Whitehead has seen plenty of cars come in for repairs at the Lexus dealership in Grapevine, Texas after slamming into "small birds, rodents, squirrels, reptiles - anything but fish," he says. When a customer pulled into his service bay with a bird of prey stuck in the car's grille, Whitehead was expecting it would be another case of road kill. "Every bird we've ever seen hit a car has died," he explains. However, closer inspection revealed the raptor was still alive and Whitehead, with help from fellow mechanics, was able to release it from the wreckage. "It wasn't even missing a feather," marvels Whitehead. The bird, a juvenile red-tailed hawk, was too stunned to fly, so Whitehead wrapped it in a blanket and drove it to a nearby veterinarian. A few weeks later, it had fully recovered from a concussion and some internal injuries and was released back into the wild.<br />
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