Been watching diligently for the GBH that stays just out of shotgun range that I probably tickled with pellets a few days ago. He continues to make me look like Wily coyote and he's the road runner. I even had him croak at me as he flew over one day instead of the road runner's beep beep.
Anyway, I have been up at the crack of dawn watching out of the guest bedroom window, and during the last hour of light before it gets dark the last four days. Nothing! Even peek out the blinds several times a day whenever I head up stairs out of the shop for some reason. Nothing!
Now keep in mind I am doing everything possible to discourage this bird nonlethally, which includes staked lines all the way around the pond he is hitting on, along with staked lines all around the pier I have my perchlight on. And for those of you that don't know I did spend $100.00 to get a federal permit for the "final solution."
Well went out around midnight to check on the perch belt feeder. Guess what I flushed out that was standing on the power cord to the perch light? You guessed it! (There is a drop to the water of about 4 feet there so I couldn't see him until I was right on him.) I never thought about the damn powercord. It's now mostly in the water so none of that sheet again.
Went back in the house and got the shotgun and waited in the dark for over an hour. He didn't come back.
The game between man and beast continues!
Well it's 1:47 A.M. I need to go to bed.
