Alarm clocks… a thing of the past
Why do you need an alarm clock when you can have sparrows (or some other type of bird) squawking your ear off at 6 in the morning? A group of sparrows have conveniently decided to nest next to my bedroom window, so early in the morning, I awake to the sounds of excited birds chirping at each other and flying around my window. I suppose this is a good thing, since lately, I've been staying up to read books for English, and I tend to sleep through my alarm clock. I'm not exactly sure what type of bird is nesting next to my window, but I'm just going to assume that they're sparrows. I would give you guys some clues to help me figure out what type of bird is nesting outside my window, but I'm too lazy to go outside and look at the birds. All I know is that they build their nests out of a gray material that looks like clay.
The worst things about these birds is that they're seasonal. They only nest in two houses in the whole neighborhood -- one being mine, and the other being my next door neighbor's. Every year, after the baby sparrows have hatched and left the nest, it is my job to hose down the nests and it's not a fun job. It's really bad in the summer, because ants seem to be attracted to the nests and they crawl up the wall. Sometimes, the ants take a detour and decide to look inside my room. I suppose they're attracted to me because I'm sweet. ;) No, I'm just kidding. I usually have to spend the summer evenings armed with an ant-killer spraying around in my room.
I've tried making them go away, but they insist on coming back to that same place next to my window year after year. My mom just told me to let it be and just deal with the grievances that come with having birds as your neighbors. To people at school... If I come to school looking like I had four hours of sleep, I probably did thanks to Mr. and Mrs. Bird. I can't wait until the Little Bird pops out... *sarcasm*
This entry was posted on April 28, 2008 at 07:58 PM and is filed under Personal,Thoughts,.
By Erik · on April 28, 2008
Three words: go bird hunting.
lol. jk
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I’d seriously… alksjdaklsjdlkjdf go mental. I mean, it’s bad enough having a family of feral possums living in the trees next to my room.
I’ll just stick with my alarm clock, hey?
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Last summer I had a few pigeons that tried to nest on our balcony, I never let them of course… but during the summer, I used to sleep with the balcony door open (too hot), and they’d wake me up when they’d land on a metal shelf outside… I would instantly be awake. I was always scared they’d fly inside my room and get crazy, knocking over stuff.
Can’t you… um… block the place they nest in? Dunno how… at least you live in a house. I live in a block of flats, on the 4th floor… no dangerous acrobatic movements from there.
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The birds never wake me up, however hearing them always annoys me. It’s an unreasonable grudge I have against birds in the morning. There’s nothing much you can do though, unless you want to go down the path of animal cruelty and take them down. Atleast you’re waking up on time :D
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Two words (as opposed to JJ’s three words.): Pellet Shotgun.
(AKA BB Gun)
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I wake up every morning at 6 as well, but not because of the birds. It’s too bright outside for me, so I usually read for an hour before I ACTUALLY have to get up.
But hey, at least you’re not late for school ;)
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Thank goodness I don’t live near your house. x]
The only birds that ever touched my roof is one of those badminton birdies that Merry and Melo got on the roof. The birds prefer the telephone pole nearby.
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One word: Move
A heron goes to my pond once in a while, so that’s exciting.
Except for the fact it is fishing for my dead fish. ><
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