THE THINGS THEY DROPPED — by Steve Nadis
Trying to keep my newly-painted deck clean is, I realize, a lost cause. I don’t look favorably upon bird droppings, as a general rule, but yesterday a rare item was deposited on our deck–a furry lump that I later determined to be an “owl pellet.” My kids later dissected it, finding claws and other body parts. So that was pretty cool. And it made me wonder, has an owl taken up residence in the giant maple above our deck? Or was it just passing through?
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10:47:18
Snark:
Some years ago I was walking by your house and saw an owl perched on a tree across the street. Could it have been the same one?
I remember that incident TB, as a neighbor also saw that same bird at that time. I suppose it could be the same owl but if it has been around all these years I think I would have seen it and not just a pellet dropped almost a decade later…
Snake:
Have you thought about opening up a Hooters in your neigbhorhood? I think we could use one.
P.S. The Google ad along this post is for “Sterilized Owl Pellets.” Another business opportunity of the Hooters doesn’t pan out.
Good suggestion, TB. I’d consider opening a Hooter here, though I’m not sure my wife would welcome such a franchise with open arms. Which leaves owl pellet sterilization as a fallback.