Psycho cardinal captured on video!

I caught him on video this time.

Anyone have an idea on how to stop him that doesn't entail bodily harm to the bird? ;)

One person suggessted hanging a bottle of ammonia to the mirror.
I really don't want to have to worry about making slip covers for my truck mirrors as well as having to remember to take them on and off.

FW: [CVNA] City of Durham Opens North Durham Dog Park

Hi C! I bet Baba would love to run here. We plan on taking Halo eventually.

 

-----Original Message-----
From: ColonialVillage_nhw@yahoogroups.com [mailto:ColonialVillage_nhw@yahoogroups.com] On Behalf Of Angel Romero
Sent: Saturday, May 05, 2007 6:45 AM
To: Colonial Village list serve
Subject: [CVNA] City of Durham Opens North Durham Dog Park

 

Durham, N.C. – Dog lovers in Durham now have a new dog park to enjoy

thanks to the City of Durham Department of Parks and Recreation (DPR).

 

The North Durham Dog Park, located in Northgate Park off West Lavender

Avenue, opened its gates May 1 to all dogs pre-registered with DPR. All

dogs must wear their DPR tag at all times while in the park. As an added

bonus for the opening of the new park, tags issued in the months of May

and June will be valid until June 2008.

 

The park will be monitored for compliance and tickets will be issued to

all non-registered dogs and their owners. For registration information

and rules, residents should visit the City’s web site at

www.durhamnc.gov/departments/parks/dog.cfm

<http://www.durhamnc.gov/departments/parks/dog.cfm>, or call (919)

560-4355, extension 220 or e-mail durhamdogpark@durhamnc.gov

<mailto:durhamdogpark@durhamnc.gov>.

 

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One of my favorite Artists - Evanescence

Psycho cardinal

Since Springtime I have noticed sratches on my side view mirrors and wondered what was making them. I found out the other morning and finally was able to snap a pic of the culprit!

I suppose he is fighting with his reflection in the mirror and window. The pic doesn't really show him in action. I tried to get a video but he left before I could do so. Stay Tuned...

A google search found me this site

Psycho Cardinal
by Marsha Stephens
Saturday morning (July 10)

"I awoke to hear a strange scratching sound coming from the roof. Atfirst I thought it may have been squirrels cavortingaround, but it seemed to persistent. I went outside to have a look and discovered that a male cardinal was the source of the noise. I have a woodstove with adouble-wall, shiny stainless steel pipe that comes outthe roof. He would flutter up and down two feet of thepipe, attacking his reflection, pause, and then do itagain. He finally stopped when full sun hit the area.I was hoping he'd have enough sense to stop in theheat. Interesting twist to the problems folks have sited previously on this list regarding cardinals at-tacking windows and car mirrors."





Why can't the stupid bird go find an old crappy car to scratch up the mirrors and windows on. Leave my fairly new truck alone. Stupid bird!

I think I'll have to put covers on the side view mirrors to see if that stops the madness!

Towing my Boat in Miami - Dream

Carol and I were in Miami with my boat in tow. We stopped by this new gas station because gas was 1.23 a gallon. That was for unleaded 87 octane. I was so stoked that I put a full tank of 93 octane in the truck.
I knew the custom Westers' tune that I had installed would make the truck be very peppy with that octane. The fuel delivery finished and the pump asked if I wanted a car wash. For some reason I said yes (which I never do because I only hand wash my baby). We then walked inside to get sodas. When I was at the counter getting ready to pay, I saw a young kid with a pressure washer spraying down my truck. I pay for the sodas and go see what he’s doing. He says this is the carwash that I paid for at the pump. I let him finish and 4 of us get into the truck. Carol myself the carwash guy and some other person I do not know. We drive around Miami with my boat in tow until the carwash guy says he needs get back to work. I make a right turn into a parking lot with only one way in and out. They have those parking space markers painted in white around the perimeter of the lot. I decide that I’m in a truck and can make it over the parking space markers ( even with my boat in tow) and whip the truck around and head back in the direction we came.

Then I woke up.

Why Trucks Rule

Now I know why I will always own a truck. You can't do this in an Accord ;)

Arg Arg Arg More power!

The end result. $30 worth(1.5 Yards) of double shred mulch. That'd be alot of bags from Lowes!

Suture Needles! Accccck! Dream

Carol and I were over in Russia for some reason. I needed to take a drive somewhere in my brand new camaro. There was road construction ahead so I slowed down. Apparently, this was all part of a speed trap and I was pulled over by a Highway Patrol officer.

I ended up in the patrol office with this guy from Prison Break suturing two holes in my belly. He kept sticking the needle in for fun and then pulling them back out. He did this multiple times. A long haird blond nurse then walked by. I told her what he was doing and she acted like she could help, but then SHE started poking me with needles too!. That's when I woke up.