To kill the owl babies?

[Serin]

I've been on the go since 6am.
There are 3 of the cute little buggers, sat on the corner of our bedroom (dormer) window, cheeping away.
About once every 40 mins their DM brings them something to eat and they turn up the cheeping to full on party mode. It's like trying to sleep with a load of satanic chickens in the room.
AIBU to get the air rifle and shoot them dead? I could have them stuffed to make cute Christmas decorations or something, could send them to Chris Packham as a warning to other owls.

Actually forget the bit about sending to Chris Packham as I think some people have actually done that. And I like him.
Maybe The Beatrix Potter Museum.

Owls: recommended for keeping birds off the roof of caravans...

Do you have access to hay bales for stuffing purposes? Perhaps some strong twine for tying to said caravan roof?

Unfortunately they sleep in their tummies, which is literally the most adorable thing in the world so no, you can't murder them. Sorry.

mymodernmet.com/baby-owls-sleeping/

On their.

My sympathies for the loss of sleep, but no, of course you can't (and won't ) shoot them. They'll be grown in a few weeks.

I have swifts and swallows, they're noisy bastards from the small hours on.

And then that sodding blackbird.

But I wouldn't swap it for town life. :)

In my husband’s culture they are messengers of death! Think of all the people you would save!

Messengers of Death???
There's 3 of them and 5 of us.
I wonder who they have their eyes on?

I didnt know they sleep like that! These are clearly teenage ones and dont sleep at all though.

I have no hay but do have some sage and onion? Am thinking maybe a pie?

Oh don’t kill them. When I lived in a European country where it’s common to have balconies apartments in the countryside, we had a DM owl and babies in a planter box in our balcony.

They were a PITA and the DM made some horrendous noises and I could hear her pissing about and fighting other birds in the dead of night. Think the bloke owl probably was around sometimes but never saw him. The babies looked lovely though so I left them be.

We once went out for the day and came home to find all 3 babies dead and bloody in the nest and no sign of mum. Got my then boyfriend to bury them by a tree. It was very odd as they’d clearly been attacked by another bird but not eaten. Never saw the DM again but was gutted for her.

Oh I'm so jealous. I was lucky enough to cuddle a baby one at a Harry Potter fun day. He felt like candy floss. I've never saw one naturally, though. Birds are amazing mummies what a privilege to see.

...this is a joke, right?

Kill Bill first. He’s by far the most annoying. So whiiiiney.

Yes of course Vikingwife!

I understand. But you won't do it.
I had sparrows nesting in my eaves in the UK - scritchy little buggers first thing in the morning!
I had the eaves space chickenwired so they wouldn't come back and nest there but one determined sparrow pushed through it, got stuck and sadly died. :(
So I removed all the chicken wire and let them nest there again.

@Lovely1a2b3c oh that’s good! Bet if I was sleep deprived would be jokingly plotting murder against the baby birds too

Can I swap your owls for the starlings I have every spring? They are there for months, and even the fact that I have five cats doesn't deter them.

Ohh get a photo if you can op. They are adorable little bastards and yeah they are omens of death in some cultures. Maybe dont shoot them in case that sets off their death lasers.

Ha! you wait till you get seagulls nesting on your roof, then you'll have something to moan about.

Can I swap your Satanic Chickens for pissed up twats arguing on the way back from wherever they've got pissed about how one of them looked at somebody else and how she is going to sort her right out for letting him look at her like that?

Please?

It is so wonderful to have nature , as in owls, baby ones, especially, in your life . They only like to go to special places to be born, and hang out for a while, so you are one of the chosen few who they feel safe with. !

You should take a photo of them, to send to Chris Packham, he would love that !

their DM

Sorry but AWWW! How freaking cute is that! "Their dear Mum" :D

I live in Aberdeenshire, it's beautiful.

What isn't beautiful is at the height of summer the bastarding cockerel and hens all firing up at 0200 😂

I’ll swap your owl babies for the bastard seagulls that woke me up an hour ago. Which also woke the cat up who decided it was time to bounce around with her sodding squeaky mouse. I’m so not a morning person.

@SabrinaThwaite, yep the seagulls have been out there having a hoolie tonight urrrrgh!!

Yabu
I think you should really kill the seagulls that are currently keeping me awake. Don’t do they sleep ???

Here the seagulls tag team with the wood pigeons. Seagulls take the 4am to 6am shift, then the clumsiest birds of the entire avian world take over with loud cooing and wing flapping as they fail to tip toe along the building ledges.