tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7111053985478999734.post5981947367697987165..comments2024-03-27T15:59:11.066+00:00Comments on Prometheus in Aspic: Hooptedoodle #126 – Darwin – Further EvidenceMSFoyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14470241067504971068noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7111053985478999734.post-85887584462334030082014-03-28T18:59:28.346+00:002014-03-28T18:59:28.346+00:00The following day we got a female chaffinch in the...The following day we got a female chaffinch in the stove, but this lady was much smarter - flew straight out of the open window on being released. All sorts of reasons suggest themselves, but maybe the one I fancy is that it was getting dusk, and the room was fairly dark apart from the bright window - the sparrow episode was around midday, when the whole place was very bright, and the windows maybe weren't so obvious.<br /><br />We have a metal cowl on the chimney which has been wired to keep birds out - maybe it keeps them in?<br /><br />I wouldn't fancy having a cat stuck in the flue either...MSFoyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14470241067504971068noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7111053985478999734.post-73461942620737635232014-03-27T14:18:33.087+00:002014-03-27T14:18:33.087+00:00This is one reason why we keep cats.........no, I ...This is one reason why we keep cats.........no, I mean since they already understand the universe and have arranged it to their liking, there is no need for me to ponder the mysteries anymore. The fact that they adhere to the laws of nature and eat unauthorized interlopers is just a plus. <br /><br />But we do have a cap on our chimney anyway. Woudn't want the smoke to have its exit blocked by a nest, makes it hard to light a fire and messes the kitchen walls...Ross Mac rmacfa@gmail.comhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04053555991679802013noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7111053985478999734.post-60405172390936379532014-03-27T11:49:49.355+00:002014-03-27T11:49:49.355+00:00Michael - that is a sad story, but I am especially...Michael - that is a sad story, but I am especially disappointed that the bat collided with the ceiling fan - I thought their guidance system was better than that.<br /><br />Bats are a dodgy proposition here - if they move into your house, or any part of it, you had better move out, since they are protected to such degree that it is illegal even to think of disturbing them. We had an exciting episode a few years ago, when the Contesse's mother (La Duchesse Veuve Culdechat, as described in Hooptedoodle #74) was babysitting for us, and was badly upset by the intrusion of a pipistrelle - she had to be rescued by the fisherman who lives next door. At the time there was much discussion of how unlikely it was that one would find two old bats in the same house.<br /><br />Regards - Tony MSFoyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14470241067504971068noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7111053985478999734.post-3119038945677294752014-03-27T11:33:05.861+00:002014-03-27T11:33:05.861+00:00You are good people for being kind to dumb animals...You are good people for being kind to dumb animals. My wife and I once spent an hour trying to rescue a bat from our bedroom. Alas we did not have a butterfly net and the story did not end well. After overturning everything of value we inadvertently drove the bat into a ceiling fan we had forgotten to turn off. :(Mad Padrehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00410143683610813671noreply@blogger.com