Oh, look at the pretty birds, fluttering to and fro...IN MY HOUSE!!!
Last spring we had a couple of Robins fly into our house while we were sitting on our deck. Yeah, a big problem. I ended up using a fishing net to get them back outside. Worked great and the birdies didn't seem to be any worse for the wear. Those critters got 100% of the wife's and my attention.
December 17, 2023, 02:18 PM
parabellum
quote:
Originally posted by ensigmatic: Missed the OP when it was originally posted. That's gold
Babycakes, you were the first member to respond when it was originally posted.
December 17, 2023, 02:25 PM
gjgalligan
quote:
Originally posted by architect: Be thankful you haven't run out of cookies o(and that the birds didn't eat them!)
And hope the birds didn't shit on them.
Integrity is doing the right thing, even when nobody is looking.
December 17, 2023, 02:32 PM
jsbcody
It could have been worse....it could have been bats, which would have made the poor cat feel useless. If it had been bats, my father would have just had one step:
1. Burn house down from a safe distance or nuke it from orbit, if available.
December 17, 2023, 02:40 PM
YooperSigs
Occasionally, Starlings would fall (or fly) down the chimney and get in the house. The birds were bad enough, but the spastic cats destroying everything in an effort to snag them was an added bonus. Pellet gun was used to deal with the situation.
End of Earth: 2 Miles Upper Peninsula: 4 Miles
December 17, 2023, 03:55 PM
preten2b
Missed it the first time, lolol excellent in step by step.
------------------ The plural of anecdote is not data. -Frank Kotsonis
December 17, 2023, 03:56 PM
benny6
Looks like I missed this thread. You know there's a training video for this, right?
I have mice in my old house. They attract black rat snakes, some of which are over 6' long. The mice and snakes mostly restrict their shenanigans to the basement.
I'd rather have the mice and snakes than your birds, as I've never had a meal interrupted by them.
=== I would like to apologize to anyone I have *not* offended. Please be patient. I will get to you shortly.
December 17, 2023, 04:19 PM
SIG4EVA
Looks about right
SIG556 Classic P220 Carry SAS Gen 2 SAO SP2022 9mm German Triple Serial P938 SAS P365 FDE P322 FDE
Psalm 118:24 "This is the day which the Lord hath made; we will rejoice and be glad in it"
December 17, 2023, 04:30 PM
cas
I worked with a guy who told us the story of starting a fire in the fireplace once, only to have two squirrels come jumping out, then having them running around in the house... while on fire.
So it could always be worse.
December 17, 2023, 04:33 PM
ensigmatic
quote:
Originally posted by parabellum:
quote:
Originally posted by ensigmatic: Missed the OP when it was originally posted. That's gold
Babycakes, you were the first member to respond when it was originally posted.
Hahaha! I must be losin' it
"America is at that awkward stage. It's too late to work within the system,,,, but too early to shoot the bastards." -- Claire Wolfe "If we let things terrify us, life will not be worth living." -- Seneca the Younger, Roman Stoic philosopher
December 17, 2023, 04:48 PM
bcereuss
quote:
Originally posted by parabellum:
quote:
Originally posted by ensigmatic: Missed the OP when it was originally posted. That's gold
Babycakes, you were the first member to respond when it was originally posted.
December 17, 2023, 05:51 PM
Mars_Attacks
We would never notice any extra birds.
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Eeewwww, don't touch it! Here, poke at it with this stick.
December 17, 2023, 06:13 PM
Herkdriver
"I, however, place economy among the first and most important republican virtues, and public debt as the greatest of the dangers to be feared." Thomas Jefferson
December 17, 2023, 07:43 PM
scratchy
Fun games. We have played it with a Northern Flicker, and 2 bats. The wildlife was all evicted without injury.
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December 18, 2023, 08:14 AM
downeastnc1
I was picturing Darren McGavin chasing the neighbors dogs out of the kitchen before they get to the turkey.
December 18, 2023, 08:44 AM
Sig2340
Why no threats of shotgun use?
This is a gun forum, after all.
Nice is overrated
"It's every freedom-loving individual's duty to lie to the government." Airsoftguy, June 29, 2018
December 18, 2023, 03:41 PM
fiasconva
Para, if only one shit bomb was dropped consider yourself a lucky guy. The blackbird that the cat carried in must have crapped at least 5 times while we were trying to get it out of the house.
"Even if the world were perfect it wouldn't be." ... Yogi Berra
December 18, 2023, 03:55 PM
Jupiter
Did you apologize to the cat for locking its ass in the closet?
Diligentia, Vis, Celeritas "People sleep peaceably in their beds at night only because rough men stand ready to do violence on their behalf." -- George Orwell
December 18, 2023, 05:27 PM
GCE61
Awesome post and great narrative! Just read it to my wife and we both have tears in our eyes…. Thanks for the chuckle and Merry Christmas to you and your wife, and the kitty also!
