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To ask where did the bird come from and where has it gone??

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Redstorm2807 · 02/04/2024 18:01

We came home from a nice (but damp) long weekend camping in Norfolk. Our cat was left as usual in the dining room/kitchen/utility room and both doors to the lounge were shut. My mum popped in to check on cat and didn't open any of the doors to the lounge.

We arrive home yesterday and there is lots of bird poo in the lounge. Mostly on the back of the sofa which is by the large window but some on other high surfaces.

No window was left open and both doors were shut when we got home. We cannot find the bird.

  1. How did the bird get in the room?
  2. Where the fuck is it now??
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Redstorm2807 · 03/04/2024 13:13

PeppermintParty · 03/04/2024 10:36

Did nobody have to access the room whilst you wee away in order to feed the snake? (I know nothing about snakes, so have no idea if they eat every day or not).

No he only eats once a week.

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GasPanic · 03/04/2024 12:35

Have you seen Hitchcocks "The Birds" ?

This could be the reccy by the lone bird. Then in a few days time a whole heap of them will invade for the main attack.

RobbieisWright · 03/04/2024 12:29

A pigeon once got in our house down our chimney and made a right mess with soot, feathers around the room so probably didn't come down the chimney? Maybe up there now though?

MereDintofPandiculation · 03/04/2024 12:24

Redstorm2807 · 02/04/2024 18:45

Ewww. Our cat is genuinely useless. He actually ran away from a mouse once.

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Friends cat got bested by a money spider. SPider kept advancing, cat had not seen anything like it, so kept moving his front paws backwards, but didn't think to move his back paws backwards, so toppled over and fell off the windowsill.

PeppermintParty · 03/04/2024 10:36

Did nobody have to access the room whilst you wee away in order to feed the snake? (I know nothing about snakes, so have no idea if they eat every day or not).

OnHerSolidFoundations · 03/04/2024 09:20

Erm the snake ate it? 🐍🕊️

anxioussister · 02/04/2024 20:04

Redstorm2807 · 02/04/2024 19:02

Well a dog I believe but thankfully we don't have one

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Well not anymore…

Alwaysoneoddsock · 02/04/2024 19:31

We once had a bird seemingly materialise and dematerialise in the bathroom. Turns out there was an open pipe in the wall and it was nesting behind the sink.

Willmafrockfit · 02/04/2024 19:23

ohh i was confused about lounge/utility.
if it wasnt the snake being a houdini ? must have come down the gas chimney

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Redstorm2807 · 02/04/2024 19:17

Willmafrockfit · 02/04/2024 19:13

how do you know it isnt cat poo??

It's very obviously bird poo plus cat couldn't have sat on the top of the mirror and pooped. Plus he couldn't get in

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Redstorm2807 · 02/04/2024 19:15

WingingItSince1973 · 02/04/2024 19:12

Sorry no help here but just wanted to say I love your wallpaper ❤️

Thanks, I've always always wanted this Sanderson wallpaper. We couldn't afford to do the whole room but I love it so much.

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Youdontknowmedoyou · 02/04/2024 19:15

Willmafrockfit · 02/04/2024 19:13

how do you know it isnt cat poo??

It doesn't have feathers in it 😉

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Redstorm2807 · 02/04/2024 19:14

GreekDogRescue · 02/04/2024 19:09

Isn’t this a very small tank for a snake? Can it even unfurl to its full size? 😨

He's only little, less than 2 foot currently. He can stretch out fully if he wanted to but corn snakes like to curl up in hidy holes.

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Willmafrockfit · 02/04/2024 19:13

how do you know it isnt cat poo??

WingingItSince1973 · 02/04/2024 19:12

Sorry no help here but just wanted to say I love your wallpaper ❤️

GreekDogRescue · 02/04/2024 19:09

Isn’t this a very small tank for a snake? Can it even unfurl to its full size? 😨

NormalForNuneaton · 02/04/2024 19:06

Youdontknowmedoyou · 02/04/2024 18:59

Did mum open the window?

That was going to be my suggestion. Mum thought the room needed airing so opened the window whilst she was dealing with the cat elsewhere.

Bird flew in, shat and possibly left again or, alternatively, is hiding somewhere and just waiting for the right moment to scare the living daylights out of you by loudly flapping as it makes it's presence known.

justforthisnow · 02/04/2024 19:06

If it is a gas fire, there would be no mess, possibly, as no soot.

Theredfoxfliesatmidnight · 02/04/2024 19:06

I think you need to interrogate your mum, she knows more than she's letting on 😁

OwlCityisthemostunderrated · 02/04/2024 19:04

Your mum had a secret “bring a bird” party.

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Redstorm2807 · 02/04/2024 19:04

Secondaryappealhelp · 02/04/2024 18:58

But the cat bribed the mum who caught a bird for the cat. Encouraged by Noodles who wanted to watch the fun. Egged on by your mum the bird knocked itself out on the window and Noodles had to be extracted to clear up the mess...but they all hate poo so left that for you

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Mum hates cats and is terrified of the danger noodle so not sure this is likely

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Redstorm2807 · 02/04/2024 19:03

Speedygonzales78 · 02/04/2024 19:02

Captain Noodles, that's a brilliant name 😅

That's his formal name. Snoodles for short.

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Redstorm2807 · 02/04/2024 19:02

Menier · 02/04/2024 18:59

Your mum swallowed it - to catch the spider that wriggled and jiggled inside her. Keep a close eye on her, cat next. Then what?

Well a dog I believe but thankfully we don't have one

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Speedygonzales78 · 02/04/2024 19:02

Captain Noodles, that's a brilliant name 😅

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Redstorm2807 · 02/04/2024 19:01

664theneighbourofthebeast · 02/04/2024 18:57

The cat brought in a bird the day before you went away, the bird shat itself in th lounge but cat then recaught and moved / took out ( of the room, possibly the house) the injured / now dead bird before he was shut out.
You were busy holiday prepping and didnt notice the mess on the morning you went away, only paying attention to shutting the cat out of the room.

The cat has never caught a bird in his life and the daughters were in the lounge watching TV when we were packing.

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