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PeaceNikki

(27,985 posts)
Sat Jun 21, 2014, 08:16 AM Jun 2014

The Owl Swifferer

http://time.com/2907164/terrifying-owl-escorted-out-of-house-on-a-swiffer/



If you ever come home to find an owl hanging out in your kitchen, just stay calm and find a Swiffer, like the guy in this video. He (understandably) became hysterical when he saw an owl perched above his kitchen sink, but luckily for us, decided to record the whole thing. He manages to get the bird onto a Swiffer, and then he carefully escorts it out the window as it stares at him with horrifying wide eyes of death.

Once you’ve watched that, be sure to watch the first installment of this riveting series:

Owl In My House:


And I got freaked out yesterday when a butterfly got into my car with me!!
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The Owl Swifferer (Original Post) PeaceNikki Jun 2014 OP
Those eyes were a bit freaky! boston bean Jun 2014 #1
Yeah, me, too. I had a small bird in my kitchen years ago. PeaceNikki Jun 2014 #2
Many years ago, we had a bat in the living room ( courtesy of the cat ) Shrike47 Jun 2014 #3
*shudder* PeaceNikki Jun 2014 #4
We get birds in the screened porched csziggy Jun 2014 #5

boston bean

(36,186 posts)
1. Those eyes were a bit freaky!
Sat Jun 21, 2014, 08:34 AM
Jun 2014

I would have been pissing my pants. I would have hid in the closet with a cell phone calling animal control, possibly the fire dept! LOL

PeaceNikki

(27,985 posts)
2. Yeah, me, too. I had a small bird in my kitchen years ago.
Sat Jun 21, 2014, 08:41 AM
Jun 2014

My dog and cat were FREAKING out. It was like Animal Kingdom. My son was about 7 at the time and saved the day by gently removing the little guy while I kept the other critters at bay.

That owl is gorgeous, but I would have panicked. Horribly.

Shrike47

(6,913 posts)
3. Many years ago, we had a bat in the living room ( courtesy of the cat )
Sat Jun 21, 2014, 08:50 AM
Jun 2014

My husband managed to catch it in a laundry basket so we could take it outside. Eerie, silent flying but you know it's there.

PeaceNikki

(27,985 posts)
4. *shudder*
Sat Jun 21, 2014, 09:05 AM
Jun 2014

I understand that it's recommended everyone in the house go through rabies vaccines if a bat is discovered in your home.

Creepy.

csziggy

(34,120 posts)
5. We get birds in the screened porched
Sat Jun 21, 2014, 09:07 AM
Jun 2014

Which is no longer completely screened due to the squirrels. Birds as large as cardinals get in through the holes of course none of the birds can find the spot where they came in. Mostly it's little birds like Carolina Wrens. The squirrels have no problem finding their holes, so I don't have to try to catch them

I have a pool leaf skimmer net with a telescoping handle to take dead fish out of own pond and it works great for either catching the birds or guiding them out the door of the porch.

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