The Attack of the Birds!
Ok. Idol stunk last night. Catherine and Chris are still my favs, but I just didn't really like any of them last night. So Flower wants a "work" story. I don't have any good ones about that guy in my office...but I have one better!We have tons of Canadian geese around our office building. They are here all year long. My shift starts a half an hour before everyone else, and I have a wonderful view of the parking lot. Actually...it's a pretty nice view. Anyway....a few weeks ago they were in mating season, and one day my boss is embarassed as heck because two of them are "frolicking" in the grass right behind her desk! She had to pull the shades because she was turning three shades of pink.
So now we have a couple of mama geese that have laid eggs in various spots, with the papas keeping the watchful eye. Remember that wonderful view I mentioned? Well let's just say that for the past several weeks, every day seems like one big comedy show, and I'm behind glass watching people walk into some elaborate trap these birds have laid out!
Incident # 1 - Our human resources guy arrived at work at around 7:45am, of which he exits his car and heads for the main entrance doors. Only to be confronted head on by an angry papa running towards him at full throttle, head down, beak open and hissing. So this guy starts running backwards, still keeping a watchful eye on the bird, with his briefcase in front of him like some protective shield! He tries again to go forward, and the bird charges faster, so he quickly changes his mind and enters the building through the warehouse. I was laughing so freakin hard I had an asthma attack! Oh..but it was worth it!
Incident # 2 - One of the mama's has her nest right up against the windows where I can easily see her. She's still in the process of laying eggs. The count this morning was 5 eggs. But she still gets up and moves around, so she's not done. As for this one....you never know where Papa is! During lunch hour one day last week, one of the ladies was going out to her car....next thing I know, she is running across the parking lot, looking up towards the sky with a look of pure horror on her face, using her purse to protect her head as papa came swooping down from the top! He had been perched on top of the building to keep his watch. Again...pure jovial laughter from me behind the glass as I had a flashback from that old movie "The Birds."
Incident #3 - Just this morning...I was on the phone with a collegue just before 8am when one of my counteparts arrived. She didn't see papa as she was getting out of her car...so she steps around her car to head for the main entrance when out pops papa...going right for her, flapping his wings. Papa goes at her, barreling forward and I see her zip past the windows, running full speed, screaming at the top of her lungs!
Stay tuned on the next episode of "The Attack of the Birds!"
posted by Wolfie @ 10:14 AM
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