We once came home from a weekend away to find a small bat making figure-of-eight
circuits round the sitting room. It must have come down the chimney and
couldn't get out
again. We opened a door, sure that it would find its way out - but it continued
to fly
up and down. We concluded that having learnt its way round the room, it had
switched off
its sonar and hadn't noticed the open door. After watching it do this, we
fetched
tea-towels and Brian managed to flip it gently as it went past. This startled
it and
knocked it off course, and it must have started to call again, because it
instantly
found the door and out it went.
Probably a Gould's Wattled Bat, if anyone's interested.
In my childhood we kept canaries. We also kept a butterfly or shrimp net on a
couple of
nails below the cage. Very useful for escapes.
Anthea Fleming
> At home we use nets as well. I've a cast net - very handy for tossing over
> quail (when we had them).
>
> A couple of years ago while visiting a close friend, Christine, I was called
> upon by her partner, Bryce, to help capture a Lewin's Honeyeater that was
> flying around one of the bedrooms. Seeing he'd been so nice to me (washing
> and ironing my sweaty travel clothes), how could I refuse!
>
> We managed to herd it into a bathroom and caught it with a towel.
> Denise
>
>
> on 14/10/08 2:54 PM, Terry Bishop at wrote:
>
>> I have both a large fish net and a butterfly net for such occasions. Many
>> birds fly into our sunroom at the back and try to escape through the large
>> window getting trapped behind the lounges.
>>
>>
>>
>> -------Original Message-------
>>
>>
>>
>> From: Arwen B. Ximenes
>>
>> Date: 13/10/2008 2:03:46 PM
>>
>> To:
>>
>> Subject: [Birding-Aus] unwelcome living room visitor
>>
>>
>>
>> Hi all,
>>
>>
>>
>> Here's my story of how I got rid of one this morning.
>>
>>
>>
>> I was running late due to a stubborn toddler this morning (as all mornings)
>> and was mid bag gathering when a dark shape flitted across my peripheral
>> vision and there was an almighty WUMP on our living room window. Spinning
>> round I see a magpie flying away from the window - towards us! After
>> screaming, the panic set in and after that the toddler was eliminated from
>> the room (relatively gently) and front door opened. But now what? Magpie
>> alternating escape attempts between both living room windows and kitchen
>> window which had all been cleaned on the weekend for the first time ever -
>> ah! - ok, shut blinds. Magpie caught between stereo and wall - beak open,
>> panting in its own panic. Looks fine, no broken leg or injured wing yet from
>> what I can tell. Right, now for desperate measures - move speaker, shoo
>> maggie out, hold up blanket as high as possible and pretend to be moving
>> wall. WOW, IT WORKS!! Maggie out the door in no time. I'm sure you all could
>> have told me that but when you've got a magpie whirling round your house it
>> s hard to think straight. It probably got at least 10 hits into windows and
>> looked very stressed - I'm hoping it'll be fine and won't die from shock. It
>> had been hanging around yesterday - it behaved like a young one and was a
>> bit thin but had adult plumage. I don't think it'll be coming back to visit.
>> And the miracle is - nothing was broken, not a paper out of place, nor a
>> trace of bird poo behind the stereo - or anywhere else. PHEW - but I'd still
>> rather do my birding outdoors. Moral to the story - don't leave any doors
>> open and don't clean windows.
>>
>>
>>
>> Anyone else have any similar experiences and can share tactics? (Please no
>> snake stories, I want to sleep tonight!!)
>>
>>
>>
>> Cheers,
>>
>> Arwen
>>
>>
>>
>>
>>
>> ......................................... Arwen Blackwood Ximenes
>>
>> Lawson, Blue Mountains,
>>
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