Ellie caught a bluetit!

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In the kitchen! I was sitting having a cup of coffee with my friend when we heard a bit of a noise and this bluetit emerged from a hole in the kitchen wall where the electric fuse cupboard sits on the wall and it hasn't all been joined up yet. It flew at the window but knocked itself onto the floor. Unfortunately Ellie was faster on the uptake than we were, and she leapt for it and got it, then of course would not let go. All I can say is it died quickly. By the time I got it away from her it was dead.

It answers a question though - for several nights last week the cats knew there was something in that wall, and they creeped me out watching the wall and even leaping at it, following something in there. I thought maybe it was a mouse, but it must have been this bird. I cannot find any external holes where it could have got in though, so I hope no others decide to commit hari-kiri that way. I must try and find the entrance before the spring, or I will have a nest in there!
 

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WOW! That must have been quite the surprise for the day! Sad for the bird, but at least you know they can catch the critters that make their way in, Jenny!
 

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Hopefully you find the hole before the nest is built and there are no more casualties!
 

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Originally Posted by DixieDarlin256

I'm confused... what is a bluetit?


At first I thought it was part of Smurfette's anatomy until you said it flew....
You're in fine gutter form this morning, Alycia!
 

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Tolly says that if you are going to provide indoor entertainment like that, can he come to visit? He has to wait for one of the girls to catch something, then he takes it and claims it as his own!




Originally Posted by jennyranson

In the kitchen! I was sitting having a cup of coffee with my friend when we heard a bit of a noise and this bluetit emerged from a hole in the kitchen wall where the electric fuse cupboard sits on the wall and it hasn't all been joined up yet. It flew at the window but knocked itself onto the floor. Unfortunately Ellie was faster on the uptake than we were, and she leapt for it and got it, then of course would not let go. All I can say is it died quickly. By the time I got it away from her it was dead.

It answers a question though - for several nights last week the cats knew there was something in that wall, and they creeped me out watching the wall and even leaping at it, following something in there. I thought maybe it was a mouse, but it must have been this bird. I cannot find any external holes where it could have got in though, so I hope no others decide to commit hari-kiri that way. I must try and find the entrance before the spring, or I will have a nest in there!
 

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I have avoided this thread because I had no clue what a "bluetit" was and it sounded positively obscene and given the nature of some of the threads I've read here I was afraid to poke my nose into this one. LOL

I'm glad to see that it was a bird and not something else, LOL

I'm sorry for the poor birdy
 

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I first seen that bluetit I thought it had to be a miss spell I am glad i read on and found out it was a bird
 

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I guess that kind of thing is sometimes just unavoidable, but at least it was quick. The bluetits are so tiny they seem to be able to squeeze in anywhere. They're beautiful little things, aren't they?
 

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I can only imagine what the youngsters are thinking and tittering about when they read some of these threads. I hope we don't lead them too far astray.
 

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Originally Posted by lovinmom828

I first seen that bluetit I thought it had to be a miss spell I am glad i read on and found out it was a bird
I thought so, too!

I was braced for a gutter thread from Jan....
 

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Originally Posted by DixieDarlin256

I'm confused... what is a bluetit?


At first I thought it was part of Smurfette's anatomy until you said it flew....
that is too funny alycia-
 
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Those of you who know me cannot for a moment imagine..... but let's not go there!!!!
 

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Just a thought, Jenny, check the roof and the edges around there! When I was young, my cat Disco discovered a noise too and we sadly discovered that birds were getting in through the loft


I've been quite lucky with birds - the one that Molly (very proudly caught, incidentally while out on her lead!!) managed to just be in shock and live!
 

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Originally Posted by Yosemite

I can only imagine what the youngsters are thinking and tittering about when they read some of these threads. I hope we don't lead them too far astray.
I imagine most of the think we're a bunch of silly old people. In today's world, innocence is harder to find than we think. Sadly.
 
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