From the Bicycle Transportation Alliance’s blog comes word that Dan Saltzman’s chief of staff, Brendan Finn, got beaned—with a falling fish—while riding his bike Friday morning along the Spring Water Trail.

Don’t worry—he’s fine. Get this, though: The fish was dropped on him by an osprey that nests nearby, who Finn says he’s seen along the trail for the last three summers. From Finn:

Watching it fly away from the water, I notice that it has chosen to perch on utility pole about 300 ft ahead of me on the trail about 15ft in height. I’m pretty excited at this point because it was an Osprey and I was about to get a great view. Riding under I am amazed at the fish in its grasp and just then it begins to fly right over me. I’m nervous that I might spill off my bike looking up, but it was just too exciting.

This is when my beautiful friend decided to give me a gift. The Osprey released the fish, and it landed on shoulder and then my back tire catching my quick release, dislodging my tire and bringing me to a complete stop.

Shaking from this incredible encounter, a number of other bike commuters stop to check on me. One woman commented, “I saw that, did that bird attack you?” I quickly responded that I thought it was quite the opposite.

Finn told me that he got to city hall with some slime and fish stink on his bike gear, but luckily had a change of clothes.

Saltzman is the commissioner in charge of parks, and part of that duty is expanding protections for wildlife along the Spring Water Trail. “I think [the osprey] knew that, and part of me thinks he was giving me a little thank you gift,” Finn says.