Fun with Wild Animals

A friend met a guy whose occupation was bird plinker. He would travel from Walmart store to Walmart store with an air rifle, removing the unwanted visitors.

It’s amazing the things that you can make money doing in this country…if only being an Amazon Seller were one of them. :grin:

I’ve heard of bird abatement, but never someone getting paid to faff about with their pellet gun doing the same.

I also get calls for other critter evictions, but draw the line at spiders. I have limits, and that is all of them.

Checking our list …

Bears
Badgers
Rattle Snakes
Water Moccasin / Cottonmouth Snakes
Hidden Bee Hives
Mountain Lions / Cougars
Moose
Spouse

Some are more dangerous than others …

I have basic White Woman Syndrome about most critters, despite knowing better. I’d probably draw the line on your list for “hidden bee hives” but I’d go skittering for my snake hooks for those suckers.

… yes I know some of those should cross the line. Yes. I know. Including the moose. See first sentence.

The crazy robin did not come back to us this year, but a small song bird is this year’s character. S/he goes for the side mirror on my car (both sides). S/he attacks the upper corner, closest to the car, many times, while adding bird poo to my car door and on top of the mirror. Attacks several times, hovers around it for a few seconds, back to attacking. I think putting plastic bags on them has cured it.

I sent your pic to my birder sister: She said: Definitely a hummingbird. If in the east probably a female Ruby-throated.

Sis and her huband, who live in Utah, have been birders for 20+ years, and have travelled all over the US in search of birds. Ask anything, and I will convey your questions.

My husband, son, and I live in Manhattan, the land of squirrels and pigeons, a few blocks from Central Park.

I guess I should have made it clearer that I put the plastic bags on the mirrors, not the bird :laughing: :laughing:

I suspect either would work, but it’s easier to catch the mirrors.

Our son that has the store with my wife and his family gave her a bird bath for Mothers Day. The robins are now demanding a soap dish (with Dawn) and small bath towels. I don’t know if this will work and I have no clue what was on the TV while I took the video –

Ugh. The house hound appears to have pulled a muscle. He was fine this morning, same with most of the day, now he is sitting strange and doesnt want to move too much. Hes eating and drinking like a champ so I’m not “time to drive into the city to the worlds best vet er” but we’ll see how he is in the am cause the vet might get a call in the am.

Cool. I’ve never seen a bird bidet before!

I used the same method to get a bat out of my house once. :bat:

Slight improvement overnight, but our preferred vet (we already drive 30 minutes to see her will follow her anywhere) is seeing him at 11am, most likely will come home with a muscle relaxer and pain meds.

We have the meds! 99% sure someone pulled a muscle during Monday’s super zoomies

Same lol :winking_face_with_tongue: very glad pup has meds and a restful recovery ahead!

My favorite pillow:

They are happy (One has already landed and is on the backside)

We had a medium zoomie yesterday and all is back to normal, came out of the shower to a “dead doggie” (paws up on his back with a goofball grin on his face).

He’s still a little hesitant to get up onto the couch for some reason but he makes it onto the bed with no issue so that’s not a physical thing.

The Boys…

How’d you do that – all eyes open / all closed