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Thread: Very noisy bird
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In most parts of the world, the presence of felis catus is the result of human activity.
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When I was in high school, my mom made a stained glass window and set it up in our kitchen. That summer, a very territorial robin would swoop in at about 1:30 every afternoon when the sun hit it just right and start pecking at the window for about 5 minutes, then leave. If you can get something sparkly near where the robin is singing, you might be able to at least disrupt its routine without causing much trouble.
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2021-05-06, 05:06 AM (ISO 8601)
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How long has it been a problem for?
I ask because I remember when I have moved house I have been woken up in different places by:
Sirens
Trains
Vehicles over Cobbles
Barking Dogs
After a few weeks it was like my brain just learned to tune out all of this noise and it wasn't an issue any more. Now everyone is different, but you might find that shortly you can just sleep through it and it just stops being a problem.
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2021-05-06, 05:12 AM (ISO 8601)
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That's exactly what it is. Also certain kinds of noises more easily are reacted to. So sometimes can tune out sirens but will wake to human voices.
My friends trained their kids, well sort of, to go to sleep with noises in the house so they don't have to tiptoe around after 9PM.
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2021-05-06, 05:22 AM (ISO 8601)
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2021-05-06, 08:51 AM (ISO 8601)
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This is actually a good question. I think it started a three or four days before I opened this thread, so it's about a tenday, give or take. Although in the last couple of days I didn't hear the bird in the morning, even though I heard it during the daytime. Either he moves around (sometimes his chirping is way more faint), or something like you describe has happened and I got used to it. I just hope it stays like this
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2021-05-28, 01:22 AM (ISO 8601)
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Earmuffs would work, as would putting up thicker curtains; frankly, the bird is better there than not, and odds are there are plenty of them as opposed to just one. Any method of getting rid of them (scaring them, cat, etc) would either be worse than having the bird overall, or not be too effective.
Regardless, you'll probably be used to it within a few months
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2021-05-29, 02:18 AM (ISO 8601)
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Absolutely not a serious suggestion, but you might be amused by this song if your brain hasn't learned to tune them out yet:
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2021-05-30, 04:02 AM (ISO 8601)
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My local animal control said as long as they're not hurt or physically causing harm, they can't or don't want to move an animal. They suggested decoy predators, specifically a rubber snake large enough to pose a threat to the birds if it were a real snake.
I am honestly at a loss here. I've seen a number of instances of snakes in trees naturally. Did I miss your joke or did your local animal rescue actually do this?
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2021-06-13, 04:46 AM (ISO 8601)
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City people...
Snakes climb trees all the time without being noticed by the general public, much less causing discernable threat to them. Why? Probably to get away from hateful humans and predators, but also because there are often tasty treats up there in the form of round little delicacies placed in mud and straw bowls by noisy feathered creatures that humans also deem pests. If you ever notice a number of birds freaking out over one particular tree or something on the ground, it could be a snake.
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2021-06-14, 12:54 PM (ISO 8601)
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Sad news. My cat killed a bird today.
I feel bad because I couldn't move fast enough to save him. Almost but just not enough.
I have yet to figure out how to teach him when it comes to killing: Fur good, feather bad.Last edited by Scarlet Knight; 2021-06-15 at 01:29 PM.
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That's the thing about cats - they don't discriminate. They extend their nihilistic acrimony toward all species.
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OK, now I agree with you.
The cat ( the one who is real good at killing birds) was sleeping on my front porch and this crazy bird was 1 yard away chirping up a storm at him, loud enough to bring me out to look.
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Always be aware of what you are unleashing on the world when you get an outdoor cat.
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Wow, didn't see this thread having so many other replies.
Just to give a sense of closure, the bird probably moved. I can still hear it in the morning, but it's way fainter and doesn't wake me up anymore, something that I ascribe to a combination of both me getting used to it, and the chirping being much fainter than it was.
No cats or other avivores needed to be deployed, luckily.