Nature

patrolling the main highway, making sure holiday traffic keeps the speeds reasonable. I head north to take a call. I talk to another officer who had a part in my call. The fields near the highway are flooded and full of duck and geese. As I head north I look to the east and notice, what I think is a crane (possibly a stork) approximately 5' long heading west at a low elevation. At first I pay no attention other than wow that is a big bird flying low. Only to realize it is flying at passenger window elevation and it hasn't noticed it is going to hit the passenger window. I slow down and swerve to avoid the bird, which suddenly averts and changes directions, yelling on the phone to the other officer
"that bird tried to kill me!"