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Guest · Post by **Guest** » 07 Nov 2004, 17:20

This sounds like one of Porty's stories, but believe me this one is true. I appear to have a bird scrabbling frantically around somewhere behind my living room wall. It's a bit disconcerting to say the least. I haven't a clue how it managed to get there and I have absolutely no idea what to do about it.

Any suggestions? I tried the SSPCA but they only work Mon-Fri. I really don't want a trapped bird slowly dying behind the telly, and I certainly don't want a dead bird there. I'm upper villa and terrified of heights. Help!

ecm · Post by **ecm** » 07 Nov 2004, 17:26

There's not much to do Bob, I'm afraid. Unless you are prepared to knock through to the cavity where the bird is.
Is it behind a blocked off chimney/fireplace or something?
There's no way it'll find it's own way out.

Guest · Post by **Guest** » 07 Nov 2004, 17:55

Well, it's stopped making a noise now, so either it found its way out, or...

Maria · Post by **Maria** » 07 Nov 2004, 18:56

...maybe it was a RAT

Sandra · Post by **Sandra** » 07 Nov 2004, 19:04

mmm could be a rat or several mice...aargh

Guest · Post by **Guest** » 07 Nov 2004, 19:07

Maybe it was a BAT, or a CAT or a very large GNAT!

Maria · Post by **Maria** » 07 Nov 2004, 19:12

Hey, you're a poet and we didn't know it

Beach Babe · Post by **Beach Babe** » 07 Nov 2004, 21:51

hmmmmm

we once had something scrabbling behind the blocked off fireplace in the bedroom. The animal welfare people didn't want to know at all. Short of breaking down the wall there wasn't anything to be done. We didn't do that and the noise stoppped a few hours later

that was a couple of years ago and there's still no smell of dead things

Dadaist · Post by **Dadaist** » 07 Nov 2004, 22:11

It happens. However much you love animals, I don't think you're going to want to hack out your wall to rescue a half-dead pigeon or squirrel.

Not only will it cost you a fortune to repair, you'll probably get mice in the meantime.

It's got itself down the chimney or something and will dehydrate quite quickly and die soon so just let it go.

It's not a few hours though. Our one lasted a couple of days and made me feel like a complete git for not rescuing it. Almost as bad as the lovely shell I skin dived for in the Maldives only to have to listen to the death throes of the original occupant as it slowly dried out the next day in our room.

Vegetarianism.

Porty · Post by **Porty** » 07 Nov 2004, 22:18

Bob wrote: I really don't want a trapped bird slowly dying behind the telly, and I certainly don't want a dead bird there.

Move the telly.

CatzVP · Post by **CatzVP** » 08 Nov 2004, 00:27

Bob

It could Be the spirits calling you from the other side....to change your channel!!

probably a mouse or a bird though.....better hope its a bird....they dont eat wires!

Maria · Post by **Maria** » 08 Nov 2004, 10:28

Beachbabe wrote:

that was a couple of years ago and there's still no smell of dead things

At least that's what you want all those people who viewed your flat to think

Epykat · Post by **Epykat** » 08 Nov 2004, 20:42

Marya wrote:Beachbabe wrote:
that was a couple of years ago and there's still no smell of dead things
At least that's what you want all those people who viewed your flat to think

Hey Mat! I never did tell you what happened to the first Mr E..........

mr magnolia · Post by **mr magnolia** » 08 Nov 2004, 21:26

Dadaist wrote:
Vegetarianism.

I knew you'd get there!

Gosh, children change a man so...

Talk Porty ~ Portobello

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