Outlaw Pete 2,224 Posted January 29, 2014 Report Share Posted January 29, 2014 It's just happened, so it's all dead fresh! I've been sitting here, quietly doing a bit of wire mesh work for a new trap I have. Dogs all laying around, watching me. Silence. Then, there's a crash, in the kitchen. Pest starts going mad at the door. Then, there's a thump. Insanely, my first thought was that Phil Lloyd was out there! (Yeah! Like; What the F**k goes on in my head?!? ) Then, more rationally and much scarier, I hoped to god that brand new trap that I'd just undercoated hadn't slipped to the floor and broken. Anyway, just finished what I was doing and opened the door to check. And it all sort of happened at once: Pesticle crashed past me and lunged into the room. I thought, fleetingly, " Now Phil's f**ked! " Then all hell let loose! Pest is scrabbling about, trying to grab a f**king bird! And it's no coal tit either! I've yelled out, " Pesticle! NO! " and, thankfully, she's come away. I sent her back in here. Locked this door. Then dashed to close the slightly open top half of the front door, where out visitor had obviously got in. I had this mental impression of what was probably a blackbird. But, there was something abnormal about it. Turning round, I saw the bird properly ~ as it launched off and flew over my head. Before coming back to smack into the glass of the back door. That's when I managed to grab the bugger. And, as my boss has always told me; " If ye get a bird in ye hands ....? " What's a man to do? Here he is ..... Would ye believe; My first ever Adult Starling! Yeppers. Rung scores of shitty chicks. Never had an adult before though ~ cos they tend not to get into sparrow traps! 3 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
forest of dean redneck 12,023 Posted January 29, 2014 Report Share Posted January 29, 2014 Now there's a mental image,lol If you shout/growl leave it,that should also have the desired effect. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Outlaw Pete 2,224 Posted January 29, 2014 Author Report Share Posted January 29, 2014 What? Phil, in my kitchen? That's happened before! Funny; I always taught my own Dogs " Leave It! ". But, it just goes to show; Completely spontaneous episode. I was acting on instinct, rather than prepared training. Thankfully, Pest is such a good little thing she generally does as she's told, however she's told it Quote Link to post Share on other sites
fireman 11,564 Posted January 29, 2014 Report Share Posted January 29, 2014 He heard about the bling you give out Pete,but a good trapless catch there. 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Outlaw Pete 2,224 Posted January 29, 2014 Author Report Share Posted January 29, 2014 I must have a word with my boss, mate. I have some cage traps here that'd take starlings. And, thanks to Brewz and Leeview, I now have my bow trap netted and about ready to deploy. Catching the birds that nest in my boxes would be easy enough. I'm thoroughly familiar with fitting the C rings they take. I know how to sex them. All I need now is to get up to speed on the ageing criteria and boosh! Give me that endorsement! Starlings are one of my favourite birds. It'd be a real privilege to be able to get amongst the adults Quote Link to post Share on other sites
forest of dean redneck 12,023 Posted January 29, 2014 Report Share Posted January 29, 2014 We got a starling round here at the moment that mimics a tawny owl. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
fireman 11,564 Posted January 29, 2014 Report Share Posted January 29, 2014 A pal of mine hand reared a chick his terrier carried in and it could speak and swear as good as any parrot. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
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