Request for follow up about the bothersome bird

A friend asked about what happened with the pheasant, so here is my update.

I called around trying to figure out the "right" thing to do with it besides knocking it in the head with a frying pan, which I am not brave enough to do. What I learned was that animal control was my best bet. I posted another message to the board, telling the neighborhood readers who cared that they could catch the pheasant and take it to a nearby wildlife conservation place, or they could call animal control. I retitled the thread "nuisance bird". This was what posted shortly after that:

>
> Please, Kate, be patient.
> The person who raised the pheasant has been alerted to your concerns,
> and a new location will be provided for it, somewhere out in the
> country side. The pheasant is not sick, just very habituated to humans.
>
> I, for one, have enjoyed seeing this lovely creature at our bird
> feeder. It's feathers are magnificent, the way they catch the sun,
> reflecting golden greens, reds and oranges - something few of us
> non-hunters of pheasants ever see. My neighbors agree with me. There
> are those of us who find this taste of Nature reviving.
> Our neighborhood was an edge of prairie city were Nature blended with Man. It
> has become more of an urban area, and I regret that loss.
>
> Anyway, there is no need to panic, a broom will shoe off the bird,
> and soon we won't have his presence to remind us of G-d's wonders.
>


Posted by: "franksmama1"
Tue Aug 14, 2007 9:22 pm (PST)

I'm calling animal control if the bird comes near my family again. Any animal who is biting
and diving at people is a danger and a nuisance, and should not be left to roam around
the neighborhood.

Hopefully his trip to the countryside will allow someone to be reminded of G-d's wonders
at their Sunday dinner table.