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Dear Neighbor Behind Us,

April 12th, 2007
 

STOP SHOOTING THE BIRDS!!

I am sick and tired of walking out in the yard with my little boy only to find another dead blackbird in the grass, or in today’s case: on my porch. Do you know how traumatic that is to a bird and animal loving three-year-old? Do you know how nasty that is? What if he touches one before I realize it’s there, or, heaven forbid, our stupid dog eats one? Do you want to pay their medical bills?

I don’t care if the blackbirds eat the birdseed meant for the purple martins. I don’t care if the blackbirds try to live in your purple martin houses.

STOP SHOOTING THEM!

I guess it would be one thing if you’d just clean up your own messes. But, no, you have to shoot them with your little low-powered gun and let them fly over to our yard and die.

I have a few words for the lady next door, too, if I ever find out that she is indeed shoving dead birds found in her yard into ours. Or aiming her lawnmower just right so that they purposely fly into our yard in a million little pieces. I could swear that the bird I found two weeks ago was last seen in her yard. It’s interesting how it mysteriously appeared at the edge of our patio where I almost stepped on it.

I’m going to have my husband have a talk with you about this as soon as possible. Should it continue after that, I’ll resort to more drastic measures. I’m not above throwing the dirty, soon-to-be fly ridden creatures back into your yard. All I need is a pair of gloves. I’m also not above reporting you to the city, if that’s what it takes… and maybe a few other things that are brewing in my mind.

STOP SHOOTING THE DANG BLACKBIRDS!

 
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7 Responses to “Dear Neighbor Behind Us,”

  1. So Lost · (subscriber)
    April 12th, 2007 at 3.38 pm
     

    Oh my gosh. I would be livid and in their grill!!! That is soooo wrong! I don’t really like blackbirds, either, but geez, don’t kill them.

    My boys would freak, too. That’s bogus.

    Hope you can talk reasonably (ha ha) to them. Seems like anyone who shoots birds isn’t worth talking to.

    Good luck.

  2. anneberit
    April 12th, 2007 at 4.30 pm
     

    He could at least clean up his own mess!

  3. Sai
    April 12th, 2007 at 11.29 pm
     

    Aww, that sucks that they are shooting the blackbirds. You should fling them back into her yard. Make him clean them up. No, but seriously… that must be very traumatizing to the three-year-old.

  4. Jamie
    April 13th, 2007 at 11.01 am
     

    Oh my… how awful. It sounds like you have some pretty.. strange neighbors.

  5. Jawa
    April 14th, 2007 at 3.08 am
     

    Sounds like a nice neighbor hood u live in :-P

  6. Sarangeti
    April 14th, 2007 at 11.17 am
     

    I would take little J with me, ring their doorbell, and talk to them calmly, asking them to please stop. Also, what if they shoot, miss, and hit one of you?!

  7. Val
    April 17th, 2007 at 11.00 pm
     

    So far no new dead birds.

    As for him hitting one of us - I’ve never actually seen him shooting, he won’t do it when we’re outside. I think I saw him a few years ago sitting there with the gun and I know Steve’s seen and heard him do it, but never when I’m outside and E is never outside without me and/or Steve.

    The gun is some low-powered thing. I can’t remember what Steve called it. But it apparently is enough to kill a bird, though some get pretty far into our yard before dying.

    My mom thought that she heard that we were supposed to report all dead birds because of that bird flu stuff, but she said she’s not positive. It’s also possible that’s for her county and not mine, as they are very different. But I’ll look into it and if I find out it’s true I’ll certainly report every one even ones I know were shot. :P

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