“Pilots do it every day.”
Nice try. It is very common for an aircraft to strike birds, as it is difficult to avoid it. I know and have known several pilots (including my father, who was a USAFR colonel), and they’ve said that in general you don’t even see the birds until impact.
But the problem arises when birds are sucked into the engine intake (on a jet) or cowling. That can cause serious damage to an engine, often resulting in engine failure.
From Wikipedia (I know, it’s Wikipedia, but there are confirming sources all over): “Jet engines are particularly vulnerable during the takeoff phase when the engine is turning at a very high speed and the plane is at a low altitude where birds are more commonly found.”
So, in fact most pilots DO NOT avoid striking birds, thus refuting your argument.
“So, in fact most pilots DO NOT avoid striking birds, thus refuting your argument.”
Because you say so doesn’t make it a fact.
I am a pilot, so I know so, which makes it a fact.