OT - What are you doing right now?

smokingal

TIL that it is illegal in most states, mine included, to remove or relocate a bird's nest, particularly if there are baby birds present.  I have a heavily wooded lot.  Why couldn't they build the nest in the trees instead of under my back deck???  That d@mn constant early morning and early evening chirping will continue to drive me crazy.  Literally can't wait for these chicks to 'fly the nest'. *sigh*

TEXASBGE2018

fishlessman said:

just found out a neighbor passed away this winter, went down into the cellar to check on the dug well, fell head first.  mind blowing it took this long for someone to say something

did they just now find him?

DoubleEgger

smokingal said:

TIL that it is illegal in most states, mine included, to remove or relocate a bird's nest, particularly if there are baby birds present.  I have a heavily wooded lot.  Why couldn't they build the nest in the trees instead of under my back deck???  That d@mn constant early morning and early evening chirping will continue to drive me crazy.  Literally can't wait for these chicks to 'fly the nest'. *sigh*

Speeding is illegal too.... just don’t get caught. 

Acn

smokingal said:

TIL that it is illegal in most states, mine included, to remove or relocate a bird's nest, particularly if there are baby birds present.  I have a heavily wooded lot.  Why couldn't they build the nest in the trees instead of under my back deck???  That d@mn constant early morning and early evening chirping will continue to drive me crazy.  Literally can't wait for these chicks to 'fly the nest'. *sigh*

My wife is super pi$$ed at a bird who built a nest in the flower box in front of the dining room window.  

lousubcap

Just borrow a cat for a few hours and the bird problem will likely be no more. 

fishlessman

TEXASBGE2018 said:

fishlessman said:

just found out a neighbor passed away this winter, went down into the cellar to check on the dug well, fell head first.  mind blowing it took this long for someone to say something

did they just now find him?

was a couple days max,  plow guy saw the car covered in snow and thought it odd and went looking

fishlessman

a friend dropped by with a wood duck box, should have it on the tree over the water this weekend. i like the birds nesting in the yard so doesnt the bird dog

alaskanassasin

@smokingal, every time I open a barn door or fire up equipment that has been sitting bird nests fall out or get tossed out. 

  I can understand not disrupting birds nests in the woods, or even allowing a protected species to nest on your deck.... anyways I think I made my point.

thetrim

lousubcap said:

Just borrow a cat for a few hours and the bird problem will likely be no more. 

Birds > Cats

thetrim

Have had a couple carolina wrens building a nest INSIDE our garage in a rolled up rope we have on a shelf in there.  Little birds that have a very loud, melodious call.

HeavyG

smokingal said:

TIL that it is illegal in most states, mine included, to remove or relocate a bird's nest, particularly if there are baby birds present.  I have a heavily wooded lot.  Why couldn't they build the nest in the trees instead of under my back deck???  That d@mn constant early morning and early evening chirping will continue to drive me crazy.  Literally can't wait for these chicks to 'fly the nest'. *sigh*

The birds are Starlings right? Sounds like Starlings to me, wink wink?

Starlings aren't a protected species so you can do what you want with them.

thetrim

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7GLIFUtXj2M

Dyal_SC

Got a coupla mini cooks in over the weekend. Nothing too exciting, but it was nice to fire it up.

Acn

alaskanassasin

Don’t get me started on starlings!

northGAcock

Dyal_SC said:

Got a coupla mini cooks in over the weekend. Nothing too exciting, but it was nice to fire it up.

Atta-boy big daddy. Hope all is well in Dyal land.

Sea2Ski

northGAcock said:

Dyal_SC said:

Got a coupla mini cooks in over the weekend. Nothing too exciting, but it was nice to fire it up.

Atta-boy big daddy. Hope all is well in Dyal land.

Yes sir!  That looks yummy! 

Acn

Acn said:

Final plate...

bubbajack

northGAcock said:

Dyal_SC said:

Got a coupla mini cooks in over the weekend. Nothing too exciting, but it was nice to fire it up.

Atta-boy big daddy. Hope all is well in Dyal land.

I think you could call that a trifectaaaaaa!

bgebrent

Ignoring the 400 posts I'm behind.  No ill will.

JohnnyTarheel

JohnInCarolina said:

JohnnyTarheel said:

Holden Beach NC

I hope you have as nice a time there as we did.  The weather was absolutely gorgeous.

@JohnInCarolina it is absolutely gorgeous.. and we got in some smoking today..

bgebrent

Thank you for alleviating the boredom brother.

nolaegghead

nolaegghead

Dildo shaped potato.  To quote Brent: "Looks like it tastes better than a dildo does" 

smokingal

lousubcap said:

Just borrow a cat for a few hours and the bird problem will likely be no more. 

@lousubcap My neighbors are the reason I have 3 cats at any given time hanging out in my backyard.  They are as useless for chasing away anything as any of the cats I had growing up.  I watched as a mouse literally ran smack dab into my cat's front paws.  He just sat and watched as the freaked out creature scurried away and then curled into a ball, tucked his head into his chest, and started his 5th nap of the day.

@alaskanassasin @HeavyG Point taken.  I'll verify that there are indeed baby birds present.  If not, the nest will accidentally be knocked over during this week's lawn maintenance ordeal.  If so, then I'll deal with it when they leave the nest.  I don't need bad karma for offing baby birds.

SGH

nolaegghead said:

lousubcap

@smokingal My experience with cats covers the spectrum.  I have one who is an inside cat and doesn't hunt; one who delivers a hunting souvenir around once a month or so and then there's the hunter-killer.  He (all are rescue "its") brings something around once every ten days or so and some times a daily double; mice, moles, birds, chipmunks but as you note all are different.  Good luck.

thetrim

@lousubcap

GATraveller

Reading a new book.

ColtsFan

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