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soundguy · Member

So Saturday, I was piddling around the house when all of the sudden ±30 birds landed in my back yard. That was no big deal since I like birds and they usually don't bother me at all.

Well, except this time. I really just wanted to have some fun.

I have attempted to grow tomatoes in pots this year. They did ok, but not great. Most of the tomatoes have been pecked by the birds but since they weren't doing well anyway I didn't really care.
That day, however, I decided I would give them a scare or 2.

Not really wanting to kill any birds, I went to the closet and grabbed my crossman powermaster 66, chambered a nice shiny silver bb and gave it a single pump.
Stealthily, I cracked the back door and eased the barrel out, aimed about 10" high on a bird 8 yards away and lobbed. The bb fell 3 feet short.
Didn't even scare the bird.
I re chambered a bb, gave it a single pump and aimed 2' high and lobbed again.
That one connected with the chain link fence just below the bird.
Scared it pretty good.

By this time, most of the birds had flown away save 6 or so.

I spotted a couple in the thick gardenia trees.
Those were maybe 12- 15 yards away.
I chambered a bb and gave it a deuce pump, took aim 4" high and let it go. That one fell 4 or 6 inches low, so I re-armed with a deuce pump, compensated, and released.

This whole time, I'm really not taking careful aim. I'm just putting the cross hairs in a general vicinity of the body of the bird. You know, to scare it and all.

Well, that last one connected (as if i were a military trained sniper) traveling maybe 175 fps right at the base of the birds neck.
I saw the whole thing happen in slow motion through the cheap, dim optics of that powermaster 66.

The bird gave a wild flourish of it's wings, plummeted through the branches of the bush, and hit the earth with a soft thump.

My hand covered my mouth in shock and I slowly closed the door as if someone had seen me and I needed to hide.

After 20 seconds of reflecting on the series of events that just occurred I somberly walked out to the bird.

By this time, the few birds remaining were giving some sort of war call.
I was fearful for my life. Or maybe just my scalp and ears.
Not wanting to be dive bombed, I hastily took the bird away from the bushes to the back porch and laid it on the ground.

I went inside and contemplated for 3 minutes or so then peeked through the back door.

Another bird came to investigate its unusual companion, taking small pecks at its tail feathers and quickly retreating as if the lifeless bird was going to jump up and eat the curious one.

I felt bad. I didn't mean to kill the bird. Next time, I guess I'll just go outside and flail my arms like a crazy man.

Because everyone likes pictures, here is the unfortunate one. Crying or Very sad

Slavia · Moderator

Sounds like the movie "Failure To Launch."
http://www.spike.com/video/failure-to-launch/2704041?cmpnid=753&pt=sr&refsite=7063