I WON!!!!!!

HA HA ! I have been dealing with a bird problem. These two doves decided that my outdoor entertainment center was the perfect place to make a nest. They started this before our Memorial Day vacation. Everytime they started building their nest, I would go and get ALL of the nest down from the shelf. I figured after 20 times they would just give up and go on to one of the 6 BIG trees I have in my backyard. But NOOOOO, they just kept coming back! Since we were headed to the beach for Memorial Day I put coat hangers and clothes line pins around the DirecTV box to keep them away. Here is what I returned to find.

YES! That is mom with BABIES!!!!! So now I can't do anything if I expect to share the bed with my lovely wife . I am stuck for TWO weeks waiting for the things to fly off. When the babies finally leave the nest, I clean up the nest and all the CRAP and figure I am good-to-go. WRONG again! The things loved their "home lot" so much that they immediately returned and start trying to create another nest!!!!! Again I go with the "I will tear it down and hope you give up" therory. Well that didn't work so one of my friends suggested using a squirt bottle. This only made it so that the birds would wait until we weren't home and would work feverously to rebuild and then not hang out near the nest but it still was getting built!!! Of course, I have July 4th coming up with a trip back to the beach. I am determined I WILL NOT lose this battle. Again, my lovely wife has ruled out my BB gun option, even if I promise I would just pump it once and give it a "love" tap. She has no upcoming trips either where she would be out of town for a day or two. So after problem solving with Bryson a little, he recommended I use HIS toy! All I can say is we have been BIRD FREE for more than a week now!

I have agreed although, to go to Gander Mountain and get a plastic eagle and let Bryson have back his stuffed animal he got from his Uncle!