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Post by Deleted on Jul 4, 2013 21:13:42 GMT -5
And I now know it's the Trio From Hades that are the tormenters of my cat. Soon I will be sending them back to the pit of Hell from whence they came.
To backtrack a bit. This past Saturday, the neighbor got a tree service to trim down the coconuts from the coconut tree in the front yard from whence the Evil Duo started to attack my cat and screamed overhead on me when I was out there in the front yard. The nest that they previously had was torn down. Why they had kept coming back with twigs in their mouths, I have no idea. I guess renovating.
So, no nest. and they came back later just sitting on the branches, I guess mulling over what the hell happened. I chased them away and they came back only occasionally--no more twigs I might add. Still mulling over the situation. And I kept chasing them away.
So, in the meanwhile my cat kept coming back from hiding earlier and earlier in the afternoon, (this is in the backyard) but usually the birds weren't about at that time. And then yesterday the cat came back even earlier and in spite of no birds in view, three of them (the Evil Three I now realize was them from the coconut tree--having added a offspring is my guess) came and attacked him only overhead this time. They were already afraid of me, and the cat ran and I ran after those son of a bitches screaming my head off across the yard. They know me by now.
So, then an hour later the cat came back, still when it was daylight. Those bastards weren't able to come down to swoop anymore. And I think the cat realized it when I screamed my head off after them. But of course, still scared.
Okay, now spending more money and time. I've ordered a large windsock and a long pole for it to scare them off. And also, I've ordered a stuffed cat as a decoy. I will stay hidden when they attack it, and then I will swoop down with my rake and get which one I can. And let it be a lesson and/or an example for all of them, whatever happens.
And now I know I've wrongly condemened all of the mynahas. It's really only those three. But any of them can be mean as hell. As my neighbor had told me. And they are now on my side as well. But it's only those three for now that are on my Hit List.
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Post by pat on Jul 4, 2013 21:17:43 GMT -5
You must be beyond frustrated, Lily. Dam birds.....they're clever and formidable foes. Good luck.
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Post by Deleted on Jul 4, 2013 21:22:12 GMT -5
You must be beyond frustrated, Lily. Dam birds.....they're clever and formidable foes. Good luck. Why didn't my reply show up??? Anyway, again, Pat. Thank you. I have edited my post with a little more info. I don't know why the Preview function doesn't work so I wouldn't have to edit again while folks are reading. |
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Post by pat on Jul 4, 2013 21:44:42 GMT -5
These birds are members of the starling family, Lily. Isn't noise used to disburse flocks of starlings?.?..or is it crows? What about short blasts from an air horn? Might be disturbing for the neighbors, but a brief explaination about a short trial period to see if that works, might make them tolerant of the noise for a the trial period.
Keep us up to date on the progress.
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Post by Deleted on Jul 4, 2013 21:58:50 GMT -5
These birds are members of the starling family, Lily. Isn't noise used to disburse flocks of starlings?.?..or is it crows? What about short blasts from an air horn? Might be disturbing for the neighbors, but a brief explaination about a short trial period to see if that works, might make them tolerant of the noise for a the trial period. Keep us up to date on the progress. Thanks, Pat. I never thought about a air horn. In fact, I don't even know what a air horn is. I'll see what happens and then I might think about that. I don't mind making noise. I just want to keep them away in the first place. And after four years of having the cat, and the Mynahs around as well, this is the first time we've had this problem. It was mostly live and let live. I guess I don't want to demonize all of them, especially when I now know for sure it the Bats-out-of-hell trio. But I will keep an air horn in mind, being that the whistle did nothing--didn't even disturb a feather...if I may be a bit facetious in a disgusting situation which honestly makes me want to cry. |
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Post by Deleted on Jul 5, 2013 0:29:26 GMT -5
So he came back when it was light, but being summer it gets light earlier, and the bitches were still out. I started at yelling at them to go away and when I turned back, the cat was gone. It's an hour now and he's still not back. I'm almost getting mad at him. I am so tired. I have to get up at 5:00 a.m. everyday because he leaves when it starts getting light and the birds start making noise. I can't just let him starve all day, but I can't take this much longer.
And then the neighbor lady next door mentioned how when a cat comes into their yard, she chases it away because of the birds that come in the back yard. I didn't say anything but I am burning up with resentment because a few years ago they had TWO cats they were mostly outdoor cats which came into our yard and caught birds which my mom ran after them to try and save the birds and fed them when the neighbors went on vacation. How soon we forget. I'm getting so damn mad at humanity. Maybe I need to euthaniize my cat and get him out of his misery and make the neighbors happy.
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Post by debutante on Jul 5, 2013 14:25:43 GMT -5
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Post by MeLily on Jul 5, 2013 20:42:26 GMT -5
These birds are members of the starling family, Lily. Isn't noise used to disburse flocks of starlings?.?..or is it crows? What about short blasts from an air horn? Might be disturbing for the neighbors, but a brief explaination about a short trial period to see if that works, might make them tolerant of the noise for a the trial period. Keep us up to date on the progress. I found a air horn that has a siren. I'm going to get that. I hadn't figured out how I was going to respond after I put out the fake cat. So now I know how--I will turn on the siren! I'll be hiding of course, so they will get a nice surprise. They won't be harmed and hopefully they will learn to stay away from all cats, fake or real. One can hope, anyway. |
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Post by MeLily on Jul 5, 2013 20:46:11 GMT -5
Thank you, Deb. I have looked at those. I even looked at one like an eagle with wide spread wings. But I wouldn't know where to put it. It has to be high enough so that the mynahs wouldn't have to come too far down to see it. And also, it would probably scare the cat, too. He's very sensitized to birds now. |
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Post by pat on Jul 6, 2013 20:15:47 GMT -5
Let us know if the air horn /siren works, Lily. Poor kitty.
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Post by Deleted on Jul 6, 2013 22:43:54 GMT -5
Let us know if the air horn /siren works, Lily. Poor kitty. Well, I hope better than today. The cat came by really early today. I was petting him and then from a direction other than the other time came a mynah out of the sky screaming. The cat ran away. I'm really in a murderous state. I just want to kill them all. I don't know what's going to happen. I hope the siren works, but at this point I really don't have hope. I wonder if killing one would deter the rest, if I could even accomplish that. Those are really devil birds. We aren't even near any nests anymore. They screech for no reason, just standing on a roof. I love my cat. Any if anyone wonders, I have from the start wanted him to live in the house, but I was out voted. When he did come in, first thing jumped on the kitchen counter and also ran his nails on an upholstered chair. I'm sure (I think) I could have stopped that. But then others said that keeping a cat in the house would stink it up. My aunt told us that the cat jumps up on everything and messes it all up. Maybe I should euthanize him and stick it in their faces. Except that they wouldn't care. Oh, but a cute Pom, that's okay even when he keeps shitting on my bed. I do love him, too, though. |
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Post by debutante on Jul 6, 2013 22:49:03 GMT -5
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Post by Deleted on Jul 6, 2013 23:02:53 GMT -5
Thank you so much, Deb. I'm going to cut and paste the following paragraph from your link just so people know I'm not exaggerating and know what kind of problem I have. Common mynah bird (Acridotheres tristis tristis) It doesn't say as other websites will tell you that they attack small animals--not just cats. And also people. I remember one incident when a lady passed by a mynah nest in the city and was bloodied in the head by one of those birds. It was made public because she tried suing the city. Unfortunately, none of those birds have set up house on our property, so that solution doesn't help me. The cat has been around for years without a problem, but the thing too is, they are multiplying like mad. One day, Hawaii is going to realize they have a very big problem on their hands, from disease to disappearing native birds and more. |
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Post by pat on Jul 7, 2013 7:37:55 GMT -5
Are these pests protected by the state? It might be worth getting professionals out to try and "capture" these winged bastards, Lily...for you and the kitty. Is your avatar a picture of your cat? Beautiful creature.
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Post by Deleted on Jul 7, 2013 8:46:23 GMT -5
Are these pests protected by the state? It might be worth getting professionals out to try and "capture" these winged bastards, Lily...for you and the kitty. Is your avatar a picture of your cat? Beautiful creature. Yes, that's him. A really sweet handsome cat. Not at all a typical tomcat. Unfortunately, the mynahs are literally everywhere, the same as all the birds. They're on every rooftop and tree. The only thing that one could do would be to tear down their nests on one's property, but that's all. |
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