howard mcsweeney1- Location: Dover
- Registered: 12 Mar 2008
- Posts: 62,352
#1
Turn my back for a minute and all hell breaks lose, It ate the cat's grub, spilled her milk everywhere, demolished 2 eccles cakes,
dumped everywhere and broke my plant pots.
Guest 653- Registered: 13 Mar 2008
- Posts: 10,540
#2
I bet that made you laugh Howard !!!
Pity it wasn't a pidgeon, you could have made a pie.
Roger
howard mcsweeney1- Location: Dover
- Registered: 12 Mar 2008
- Posts: 62,352
#3
The RSPCA lived up to their usual low standards, I spent about 15 minutes on a premium rate number with endless options, each prefaced by a begging message.
Eventually I got to the option of having an animal/bird trapped in the home and a computer voice we have no service for this and the line went dead - the last animal they helped was Rolf Harris.
Judith Roberts- Registered: 15 May 2012
- Posts: 637
#4
You do seem to be having a series of misfortunes lately Howard. I hope you got it sorted.
Jan Higgins
- Location: Dover
- Registered: 5 Jul 2010
- Posts: 13,931
#5
Maybe you should have just opened the kitchen window and saved some time and money, was the cat hiding?
Years ago we had a small female cat who caught a seagull by the tail, it started to take off with her hanging on and front feet off the ground before the stupid cat let go.
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howard mcsweeney1- Location: Dover
- Registered: 12 Mar 2008
- Posts: 62,352
#6
You're right there Judith whilst my luck is in freefall I have taken the step of cancelling a pre booked adventure holiday.
Going over the Niagara falls backwards, blindfolded will have to wait for another time.
howard mcsweeney1- Location: Dover
- Registered: 12 Mar 2008
- Posts: 62,352
#7
The door it came in was open wide Jan, I even propped open the front door so that the flow of air would tell the errant bird that escape was at hand. Every time I went near the kitchen windows it attacked me.
As for the cat she took one look at the situation and was quickly away on her paws.
Jan Higgins- Location: Dover
- Registered: 5 Jul 2010
- Posts: 13,931
#8
But you are bigger than the bird, should it happen again (I hope not) try covering the eyes by throwing a towel over them, in theory you should then be able to pick it up.
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Guest 698- Registered: 28 May 2010
- Posts: 8,664
#9
Last time I posted the link to the seagull recipes nobody took me up on it so it's your own fault.
I'm an optimist. But I'm an optimist who takes my raincoat - Harold Wilson
Guest 653- Registered: 13 Mar 2008
- Posts: 10,540
#10
I thought humans weren't supposed to eat seagulls Peter.
Roger
howard mcsweeney1- Location: Dover
- Registered: 12 Mar 2008
- Posts: 62,352
#11
I called on the expertise of our local wildlife expert eventually and she simply grabbed the wings with one hand and the beak in the other and released it outside. Seems to have a way with birds/animals and never gets attacked when collecting the young gulls from people's gardens.
