Tuesday, October 13, 2009
a mighty hunter strikes again!
I started this post over a week ago and never got back to it! Sheesh! I am such a slacker!!
Anyway, 2 Mondays ago I decided to have my first fire of the season. It was a dreary, windy night, seemed perfect. As I was arranging the logs in the fireplace I heard what I thought was wind up in the chimney, paused for a minute wondering if it was too windy for the fire, but then decided it was fine.
So I lit the fire. Seconds later, a fast, black blur came flying out of the chimney, and through into the kitchen and up into the window under the curtains.
I yelped, and kept repeating to myself "please don't be a bat, please don't be a bat".
I opened the kitchen-to-porch door hoping it would fly to the porch, and then I could open the porch-to-outside door and problem would be solved. It didn't fly out immediately so I came into the other room to a)give it some privacy so it would not be afraid to fly outside and b)hide and c)update my facebook status.
A few moments later I heard the muffled meow of a mighty hunter. You know that sound? The one that sounds like they have a mouthful of recent kill? Yeah that.
Next thing I see- Ringo Stu walking in with a mouthful of black. I continued my chant "please don't be a bat, please don't be a bat" and slowly peeked at what he proudly dropped at my feet.
THANK GOD IT WASN'T A BAT!
Sadly, though, it was a Chimney Swift, which is, in fact, an endangered species.
So I was afraid Ringo might be wanted by the feds till someone pointed out that he was just protecting us from a home invasion.
So we're safe, we've had one more fire since then with no other unwanted visitors, and all is well.
(Well, unless you're that poor Chimney Swift)
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nice to know ringo is earning his keep!
we had a robin in our chimney once at my parents' house. he was stuck in there, and my boyfriend, after many attempts, grabbed him by the feet and pulled him down and he flew around, leaving sooty marks on the walls and windows until we were able to herd him out the door!