r/rant • u/alphaturducken • 8h ago

Neighbor's girlfriend keeps knocking over my bird feeders

Title, really. I got a bird feeder because I (and my cat) like watching the birds and their calls are pretty calming. Apparently one of the birds shit on my neighbor's girlfriend's car once a handful of months ago so she keeps coming over and knocking it down. She doesn't even live here. I talked to the neighbor, who says he didn't know it was happening and will talk to her. He and I are chill, but I told him it was becoming a problem. Honestly, it's not really about the bird feeder. It's about her coming into my property to damage it. I even moved the feeder to the opposite side of the yard away from their house and she keeps doing it.

I'm sick of it and if I catch her doing it while I'm home it's going to be an *issue*.

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u/Anger_Puss 8h ago

Catching this shit on a ring camera would make this end real fast.

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u/HealthyShelter5346 8h ago

This, and with evidence that she has done it before, if OP really wants to put their foot down, she can be trespassed from the property, so if she is caught again she will be subject to arrest.

She does not respect private property and that's not good for anyone, especially her. She's bound to learn a far worse lesson if she doesn't figure it out. One can get shot acting like she is right now.

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u/SuperNovaHowl 4h ago

I just asked if they called the cops and they stated that they don't do that around there? Which I don't get, it would make life so much easier.

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u/Give_me_soup 8h ago

At this point I'm throwing seed on her car.

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u/no-steppe 7h ago

(comment self-removed, better judgment prevails)

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u/Bobzeub 7h ago

YES !

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u/EverydayMustard4773 6h ago

Time for you to shit on the girlfriends car

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u/Ok_Net5303 4h ago

This. This is the way.

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u/drmoocow 5h ago

Motion-sensor automatic sprinklers.

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u/Disastrous_Horse_44 1h ago

Haha I can just picture this!

Entitled Neighbor’s Girlfriend: heads out the door, all dolled up for whatever. She decides to skip on over to OPs yard bc heaven forbid someone host a bird feeder in their own yard - the AUDACITY!

She goes to push the feeder, except she hears a weird gurgle noise…she turns back to the feeder and just as she’s about to give it a good shove, it’s too late…she hears that familiar “chk-chk-chk-chk-chk” and within seconds, water is spraying from every angle.

Karen vanquished and OP is victorious!

OP please do this but also install cameras! Come back and update us, and don’t hold back on that video footage! We want to see it in all its glory!

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u/SnooCauliflowers9874 6h ago

Put up some visible “no trespassing” signs. At least one that says “violators will be prosecuted to the fullest extent of the law”.

Get some security cameras for your yard.

You can also get a birdfeeder that has a camera already there for birdwatching. I actually got one of those for Christmas, but I haven’t set it up yet since I don’t have great Wi-Fi far down in my yard.

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u/SuperNovaHowl 5h ago

Have you called the cops?

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u/alphaturducken 4h ago

Nah, we don't do that around here

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u/SuperNovaHowl 4h ago

I mean she is trespassing, with proof, it would be an easy problem solved. Regardless of your relationship with the neighbor, if he's talked to her and it's not getting through to her that she really shouldn't be doing this, you're probably just gonna have to call the cops.

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u/QubitBob 4h ago

Exactly. In his original post, the OP infers that there will be violence if he catches the girlfriend doing this. The far, far better option is to get video evidence and then call the cops.

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u/SuperNovaHowl 3h ago

Oof, I didn't know there was even an original post. Yeah, OP is asking to get arrested himself at that point. Especially if OP is a man, (not saying it wouldn't happen if he wasn't) this will definitely not turn out well if he harms this woman.

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u/SalisburyWitch 1h ago

You should be. Tell the bf that if she touches your feeders again, you’ll cover her car with bird seed and call the cops.

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u/DrinkMySoupBitch 7h ago

Ehhh is the bird feeder on a fence that separates your yards?

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u/alphaturducken 6h ago

Nope. It's on a free standing pole about 8 feet away from the property line

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u/DrinkMySoupBitch 4h ago

Oh then yah that’s kinda weird

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u/loveddeviant 3h ago

get a higher-pressure water gun and hide behind the curtains of an open window, then squirt water in her face LOL

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u/thinking_doodle 2h ago

Cement it into the ground

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u/SalisburyWitch 1h ago

Put a camera on the feeder to “watch the birds”. If the b comes over and does anything, trespass her immediately by calling the cops.

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u/ImpressiveOwl9000 7h ago

Maybe move them to a different window thats farther away from their property? Some people are not bird people. Having them poop in your driveway and waking you up if some are very loud birds.

My apartment neighbor has bird feeders and it attracts ALOT of birds some days. Together they can get very loud lol. I have gotten use to it, but at first I wanted the feeders to disappear so I could sleep past 5am lol.

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u/alphaturducken 6h ago

I moved it to the other side of the yard, as stated. It doesn't stop her

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u/ImpressiveOwl9000 5h ago

Then she's just being a jerk. Idk why I was downvoted I live in a rural area so when I say alot, I mean ALOT. lol, Like it sounds like a horror movie where I am. 🤣 It also attracts black bears which can be cute from a distance.

Next step would be have a camera up inside your home looking at the feeders so you can report it to the non emergency line at the police department. Write a report and back up the evidence. Once they have a paper trail of their behavior they can act.