My Bird Phobia

Most people who know me will be aware of this!

My mum is afraid of birds and it's obviously been passed on to me and my brother. I can remember being very young and my brother was a baby. We were up in the loft, which had been made into a playroom.

I think I must've wanted the toilet or something as my mum left my brother in the loft, where he was quite secure, and brought me downstairs.

A bird then flew in through the landing window, and I'm not sure if it went into the loft or whether it was just flying about upstairs. But I do remember that my mum had to phone my dad to come home from work to remove the bird and rescue my brother!

I don't actually remember my mum being upset, or screaming - I just remember the sense of drama!

Where I live now, birds often used to fly into the back bedroom windows and either kill themselves or knock themselves out. When hubby was about, he'd deal with it, but the summer he disappeared was a nightmare!! And everytime the Police came round I had to ask them to clear up the casualties in the back yard!

I now have some red stickers on the windows, which the birds see as being bigger birds of prey, so they're less likely to fly into the windows.

Last year a baby Blue Tit flew into my back bedroom and I screamed and locked myself in my front bedroom. The neighbours had to phone my parents for my dad to come out and rescue me!

I'm writing about this tonight because a bird flew into the side of my car tonight, and I panicked and drove onto the other side of the road. Fortunately there were no cars coming. But it has shook me up a bit.

When I got home I had to ask a neighbour to come and look at the car to inspect for pieces of dead bird - fortunately there's none to be seen. Realistically, I knew there wouldn't be - but I just couldn't take that chance. One once got sucked into the grille at the front of my car and its head was poking out, just like you seen animal heads on the walls in stately homes.

I know I'm a big wuss! I've recently visited a bird of prey sanctuary thing to try and help me overcome my fear. And they are such beautiful creatures - but once they flap them wings, they scare the life out of me!

And I am going to watch The Birds - with a certain cute gentleman! But, well, I think we can all guess why he wants me to watch it and why I'm willing to watch it with him!!

Para xxx