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Turdusblossom, Act II
Apr. 12th, 2007 10:32 pmThe stickers are still proving completely useless in deterring Mr. Thudnk from his glass assaults. The next step was, of course, incredibly logical.
Bring out the plastic owl!
It works for about 10 minutes each day. Thudnk will start his bombing run, then abort when he sees the glass eyes staring out of plastic sockets at him. Eventually, though, he realizes that the owl isn't actually alive, and so resumes the cacophony. We get the 10 minute rest whenever the the owl is moved, but that gets old fast. So we hung it on the tree branch with a string.
Ignore, if you will, that this means the owl is hovering four feet off the ground. True, it might not make for realism, but I'm sure it adds quite a bit of creepiness. An owl sitting on the ground is one thing, but when it's hovering in the air, slowly twirling, you know that bird is one you don't want to mess around with.
For the record, I still think we should install lasers in its eyes. Fear the plastic cyborg owl!
Anyway, he's gotten less active recently, but I think that's more tied to the temperature drop. It's hard to idiotically attack things when you're cold. Some things are just more important.
I also think this bird has a grudge against us. One day, when he was doing his Thudnking, I fired the foam-disc/sound-effect gun at him. He just turned his back to me and squatted down on the branch, and then turned his head, and I swear, the bastard glared at me. I'm being given the evil eye by a bloody thrush!
Bring out the plastic owl!
It works for about 10 minutes each day. Thudnk will start his bombing run, then abort when he sees the glass eyes staring out of plastic sockets at him. Eventually, though, he realizes that the owl isn't actually alive, and so resumes the cacophony. We get the 10 minute rest whenever the the owl is moved, but that gets old fast. So we hung it on the tree branch with a string.
Ignore, if you will, that this means the owl is hovering four feet off the ground. True, it might not make for realism, but I'm sure it adds quite a bit of creepiness. An owl sitting on the ground is one thing, but when it's hovering in the air, slowly twirling, you know that bird is one you don't want to mess around with.
For the record, I still think we should install lasers in its eyes. Fear the plastic cyborg owl!
Anyway, he's gotten less active recently, but I think that's more tied to the temperature drop. It's hard to idiotically attack things when you're cold. Some things are just more important.
I also think this bird has a grudge against us. One day, when he was doing his Thudnking, I fired the foam-disc/sound-effect gun at him. He just turned his back to me and squatted down on the branch, and then turned his head, and I swear, the bastard glared at me. I'm being given the evil eye by a bloody thrush!
