Uninvited guests

Post by **Guess** » Sat Jul 26, 2008 9:36 pm

One of the reasons I got out of Hua Hin was because of the number of uninvited guests that used to keep appearing on the doorstep.

That problem has been solved with a very recent two visits.

The first one was two night ago. It was after dark but the front doors were still open and all of a sudden a very large bird flew into the house followed with great interest by my six month old kitten. I soon realised it was actually a bat. It didn't panic but flew around a couple of times and headed back out of the front doors. The cat didn't get close.

Then yesterday afternoon in broad daylight another aerial creature flew in the house again pursued by the cat. This time I had to rescue the bird from the cat. It was a bird this time. At first I mistook it for one of the Minor Birds who live in my car port. When I picked it up and took it from the cat itb turned its head towards me.

Guess what it was!!!!!

Post by **Vital Spark** » Sat Jul 26, 2008 9:46 pm

An owl?

VS

Post by **Guess** » Sat Jul 26, 2008 10:08 pm

Yes,

And surprisingly tame and seemed to be used to being handled. guess that, and the fact that it was out hunting in daylight would suggest it was someone's pet.

After looking at the talons I think I rescued the cat from the owl rather than the other way around. The cat would never admit that though.

Post by **Vital Spark** » Sat Jul 26, 2008 10:23 pm

Woke up one Sunday morning. Parahandy had been up for hours, but when I came out of the bedroom I felt that I was being watched.

There was a beautiful little owl on the curtain rail (I think it may have been a Scops Owl).

Goodness knows when it came into the house but we had to put a lead on Rubble, and try and gently persuade it to fly out. It took a fluffy duster and a few swoops, but eventually it gently glided out of the back door. What beautiful birds they are, well done for rescuing yours from the clutches of the cat.

I wonder if the fact it seemed tame was because it was petrified?

VS

Post by **Randy Cornhole** » Sun Jul 27, 2008 1:55 am

I have had a similar occurrence to VS. The other day. I awoke with the distinct impression I was being watched by a hideous hairy creature of indeterminable origin. Luckily for me it turned out to be the wife....

Post by **Big Boy** » Sun Jul 27, 2008 2:29 am

So ................... Mrs RC doesn't read the forum then

Post by **Randy Cornhole** » Sun Jul 27, 2008 2:31 am

Sweed God I hope not...

Post by **nevets** » Sun Jul 27, 2008 2:51 am

The Thai people consider the owl bad luck , there was one in our village and they would not go near and my wife said that it was unlucky.

Post by **Randy Cornhole** » Sun Jul 27, 2008 3:24 am

Ha ha ha... it seems to me that in Thailand things are divided into two categories - those that are lucky and those that are not. There is it seems no middle ground...

Post by **nevets** » Sun Jul 27, 2008 5:07 am

Very true Randy.

Post by **Guess** » Sun Jul 27, 2008 7:10 am

Vital Spark wrote:.....................

I wonder if the fact it seemed tame was because it was petrified?

VS

This occurred to me at first as many birds submit when handle. In this case though we put it in a large plastic box with a lid to protect it from itself and the cat and to check if it was injured. When my wife took it out side well away from the cat it allowed her to pick it up with no protest. When released it flew well.

It maybe that they are naturally tame being predators themselves.

Oh BTW, I was told it was unlucky to have them in the house as well.

Post by **margaretcarnes** » Sun Jul 27, 2008 8:28 am

Beats me how birds and suchlike manage to sneak indoors un-noticed, but they do! I'd been out one night in HH. Apartment all closed up of course. Returned to find a rather large bird standing next to my loo. So it had somehow got through the living room and a bedroom into the en-suite.
It was as high as the toilet seat and as still as a statue, with a very very long curved beak. Fortunately easy to catch and evict.

Post by **Randy Cornhole** » Sun Jul 27, 2008 8:39 am

Did you also see elephants? Was there lao cao involved...

Post by **Vital Spark** » Sun Jul 27, 2008 11:15 am

Guess wrote:Oh BTW, I was told it was unlucky to have them in the house as well.

Oh, bother! This happened about a year ago, so does anyone have any idea how long the bad luck thing lasts? Maybe if I walk round the house three times backwards, wearing nothing but a pink floppy hat, singing Bohemian Rhapsody it will cut the 'curse'.

I did, however, see baby monitor lizard in the garden the other day. They're supposed to bring good luck, so perhaps he'll cancel out the owl.

VS

Super Joe · Post by **Super Joe** » Sun Jul 27, 2008 12:07 pm

An owl?

We found one of them!! Well my brother-in-law did, still haven't got to the bottom of how he found it. Apparently it's got a damaged wing, I want to let it go asap, I think they want to keep it couped up in this little cage.
Think I'll open the door in the middle of the night, that will settle the debate

SJ