We live in a third floor apartment with a balcony. The place overlooks a wetlands and is perfect in its seclusion. Recently, though, we've been having a problem with peeping toms. We'll be relaxing on the couch, taking in a show, and all the sudden a pair of beady little eyes appears at the window. The eyes' owner taps at the glass, mumbles things, and fogs up the window. He's even taking to waking us up the morning by pacing on the porch and rambling. Since Laila is a lab, all she does is go into point mode, stiffening from head to toe to say, "Look - there he is!" No warning barks, no chasing, no aggressive behavior. I really don't think she'd do anything unless we shot him. Then she might drag his body back into the house and use him as a chew toy.
Luckily for us, our stalker is of the winged variety. There's this one pigeon that will not leave us alone. Recently, this song has been running through my head and I wonder - is it possible? What are the legal and moral ramifications of getting rid of rats with wings? Any thoughts?
That's almost as good as the drunk guy. I'll have to talk to Aaron about the legality of getting rid of pigeons. If you are able to capture it alive, however, I know a bird dog who would love to become friends with your peeping tom...
ReplyDeleteNormally I'd say go down to Wal-Mart and get yourself a $50 pellet pistol and blast the crap out of it. However, the article below leads me to believe that if you tried that you'd end up in jail:
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Every region seems to have its protected species. In Denver you can't kill prairie dogs. I believe pigeons are fair game here, though.