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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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Youdontknowmedoyou · 02/04/2024 18:59

Did mum open the window?

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?

Secondaryappealhelp · 02/04/2024 18:58

Redstorm2807 · 02/04/2024 18:56

But the cat couldn't get in!

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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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Redstorm2807 · 02/04/2024 18:58

NCForQuestions · 02/04/2024 18:56

Have you checked the Nope Rope for suspicious bird sized lumps?

The cat probably helped with the lid.

Capt. Noodles is uniformly sized so no evidence of unexpected snacks

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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.

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Redstorm2807 · 02/04/2024 18:56

NCForQuestions · 02/04/2024 18:56

Have you checked the Nope Rope for suspicious bird sized lumps?

The cat probably helped with the lid.

But the cat couldn't get in!

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NCForQuestions · 02/04/2024 18:56

Have you checked the Nope Rope for suspicious bird sized lumps?

The cat probably helped with the lid.

Secondaryappealhelp · 02/04/2024 18:56

Yeah I think if it came from the chimney there would be signs.

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Redstorm2807 · 02/04/2024 18:56

Redstorm2807 · 02/04/2024 18:55

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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 18:55

TwoLeftSocksWithHoles · 02/04/2024 18:51

Presumably smirking cat is just off the page?

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Redstorm2807 · 02/04/2024 18:52

IzzyGee · 02/04/2024 18:50

It’s definitely the time of year that jackdaws try and nest in chimneys. I know of more than one person who has had to tidy up after a sooty jackdaw has fallen down into a room.

But you don’t say there is a sooty mess in your sitting room….so we are no further forward

I hadn't thought of that. There was no mess around the chimney at so. Surely it would have brought some dirt down with it if it came down the chimney?

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TwoLeftSocksWithHoles · 02/04/2024 18:51

Redstorm2807 · 02/04/2024 18:26

Diagram to help

Presumably smirking cat is just off the page?

IzzyGee · 02/04/2024 18:50

It’s definitely the time of year that jackdaws try and nest in chimneys. I know of more than one person who has had to tidy up after a sooty jackdaw has fallen down into a room.

But you don’t say there is a sooty mess in your sitting room….so we are no further forward

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Redstorm2807 · 02/04/2024 18:45

Messagetoyou · 02/04/2024 18:41

The cat has probably eaten it. Ours used to eat the whole bird but leave the kidneys on the floor. It was gross 🤢

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

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Redstorm2807 · 02/04/2024 18:44

justforthisnow · 02/04/2024 18:40

What is the snake tank engress/ingress situation?

Snake cannot get out. Lid is heavy and no way for him to push it open without assistance.

To ask where did the bird come from and where has it gone??
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Messagetoyou · 02/04/2024 18:41

The cat has probably eaten it. Ours used to eat the whole bird but leave the kidneys on the floor. It was gross 🤢

StHilarion · 02/04/2024 18:40

Is he called Cotton eye Joe

justforthisnow · 02/04/2024 18:40

What is the snake tank engress/ingress situation?

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Redstorm2807 · 02/04/2024 18:37

Secondaryappealhelp · 02/04/2024 18:34

That's what Captain Noodles wants you to think

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😂

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Redstorm2807 · 02/04/2024 18:36

justforthisnow · 02/04/2024 18:32

A bird got into a room we had a gas fire in once.
So your bird is possibly hiding up the chimney. Or has been Noodled.

Hmm, that seems likely as the route in but I can't believe it would have got back up that way. We've checked the back of all the furniture.

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Secondaryappealhelp · 02/04/2024 18:34

Redstorm2807 · 02/04/2024 18:30

Snek cannot get out of his tank. Or if he did he wouldn't have been able to get back in. And he is in his tank.

That's what Captain Noodles wants you to think

justforthisnow · 02/04/2024 18:32

A bird got into a room we had a gas fire in once.
So your bird is possibly hiding up the chimney. Or has been Noodled.

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Redstorm2807 · 02/04/2024 18:30

Snek cannot get out of his tank. Or if he did he wouldn't have been able to get back in. And he is in his tank.

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Redstorm2807 · 02/04/2024 18:29

I don't think my mum would lie about it. And the poop was really obvious - she would have seen it. I did think the cat would surely find it or we'd be able to smell it but not so far. Cat is elderly and not particularly helpful with such things.

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MereDintofPandiculation · 02/04/2024 18:29

Well, that’s clear. The snake ate it.