Koliedrus
01-24-2005, 09:49 PM
To my wonderful wife:
True story.
Seagulls have been hanging around the store recently.
I don't know what that means about weather patterns or
anything but that's not the point.
As I was leaving work, Don pointed them out, resting
on top of the parking lot lights and asked if my laser
would spook them. I told him I didn't know but I was
curious to find out.
After loading groceries and calling Mary, I parked the
laser under the binoculars and took aim at one. I
could see the reflection of the light in his eyes.
Apparently the other gulls could see the beam since
they all focused their attention on me. The one I was
aiming at kept turning his head to look at the beam.
I flashed the beam over the eyes of his companions and
they flew with a squawk but he remained motionless. I
think I blinded him at least temporarily.
I waited in the truck for a few minutes, telling
myself that I was waiting for it to warm up but in
truth I was worried about what I'd done. I felt
guilty. The poor creature was perched all alone up
there and for all I knew it would stay put until it
froze to death.
After a few more minutes he stretched his wings and
headed for Broadway.
I don't know if you've ever watched a bat navigate but
this guy was flying like one.
Father Mankle should have fun with this one.
True story.
Seagulls have been hanging around the store recently.
I don't know what that means about weather patterns or
anything but that's not the point.
As I was leaving work, Don pointed them out, resting
on top of the parking lot lights and asked if my laser
would spook them. I told him I didn't know but I was
curious to find out.
After loading groceries and calling Mary, I parked the
laser under the binoculars and took aim at one. I
could see the reflection of the light in his eyes.
Apparently the other gulls could see the beam since
they all focused their attention on me. The one I was
aiming at kept turning his head to look at the beam.
I flashed the beam over the eyes of his companions and
they flew with a squawk but he remained motionless. I
think I blinded him at least temporarily.
I waited in the truck for a few minutes, telling
myself that I was waiting for it to warm up but in
truth I was worried about what I'd done. I felt
guilty. The poor creature was perched all alone up
there and for all I knew it would stay put until it
froze to death.
After a few more minutes he stretched his wings and
headed for Broadway.
I don't know if you've ever watched a bat navigate but
this guy was flying like one.
Father Mankle should have fun with this one.