Unfortunately, a couple of unwise birds were in the wrong place at the wrong time at Indy yesterday.
Yesterday, as Fernando Alonso got up to speed around the Indianapolis Motor Speedway on his Indycar debut, a pair of pigeons reacted a bit late when the Spaniard came down the back straight.
Al least they didn't suffer...
Gallery: Alonso's Indy 500 challenger
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