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By (user no longer on site) OP
over a year ago

So what's your weirdest brush with nature?

At 3.30am this morning we were woken by our little darlings screaming. A bat had managed to somehow get through a partially open window, evade a drawn blind and was doing laps of their bedroom with the cat in hot pursuit.

Thankfully the bat was caught and released back to the wild using a replica hat from the greatest showman and a hi-vis jacket.

No animals were hurt in this bizarre incident.

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By *andyfloss2000Woman
over a year ago

ashford

Glad the bat was OK! Nothing so bizarre for me had a little blue tit come through the window last week unfortunately the cat got to it before me x

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By *mzycw1Woman
over a year ago

crewe

I had a similar experience well in the fact it was a flying creature. We had just moved to where we live now and we have patio doors in our bedroom, lovely warm day so left them open. Came up to find a racing pigeon casually relaxing on my pillow lol

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By *ister_ee_1981Man
over a year ago

Sunniest Exeter...

I was driving late at night, headed onto a major road, and as I start accelerating, a herd of deer bound across all four lanes of this road! I was able to stop and all the deer (maybe 25 or so) headed in their merry way!

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By (user no longer on site) OP
over a year ago

"Glad the bat was OK! Nothing so bizarre for me had a little blue tit come through the window last week unfortunately the cat got to it before me x

That's a shame, we are big lovers of our winged friends but you can't stop a cat from its primal heritage.

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By (user no longer on site) OP
over a year ago

"I had a similar experience well in the fact it was a flying creature. We had just moved to where we live now and we have patio doors in our bedroom, lovely warm day so left them open. Came up to find a racing pigeon casually relaxing on my pillow lol "

Awwww, it was probably shattered and very grateful of a comfy perch to rest up

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By *elix SightedMan
over a year ago

Cloud 8

"Glad the bat was OK! Nothing so bizarre for me had a little blue tit come through the window last week unfortunately the cat got to it before me x

Was it a Smurf?

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By (user no longer on site) OP
over a year ago

"I was driving late at night, headed onto a major road, and as I start accelerating, a herd of deer bound across all four lanes of this road! I was able to stop and all the deer (maybe 25 or so) headed in their merry way!"

Big fear of mine being a night worker who gets called to sites all over the North, I can't imagine the carnage that could cause to both you and the deer had you not stopped in time!

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

Oh wow. Same happened here last week, a bird got in childs bedroom. All hell broke loose. Hubby was at work, I was freaking out. Daughter keeps a snake in a cage in her room. The bird was going bananas smashing into walls/door/window/furniture, snake was up sniffing, I was screaming down the phone for hubby to get home and do something about it

Hubby came home, set the birdie free unharmed and I had a vodka

Mrs C

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By (user no longer on site) OP
over a year ago

"Oh wow. Same happened here last week, a bird got in childs bedroom. All hell broke loose. Hubby was at work, I was freaking out. Daughter keeps a snake in a cage in her room. The bird was going bananas smashing into walls/door/window/furniture, snake was up sniffing, I was screaming down the phone for hubby to get home and do something about it

Hubby came home, set the birdie free unharmed and I had a vodka

Mrs C "

Wow, sounds very similar to the chaos that ensued here! Wildlife can be a little bonkers at times! Glad you had vodka nearby and the bird made its way back into the wild with a little assistance!

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By *mf123Man
over a year ago

with one foot out the door

I farted once then turned on the news and found out there was a hurricane in miami

Related?

Who knows

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By *otlovefun42Couple
over a year ago

Costa Blanca Spain...

Had a similar one driving in Germany a few years ago.

Just replace the deer for wild boar and night to broad daylight.

We were driving through a wooded area and the whole family, mum dad and around 6 little ones, just shot out of one side straight in front of me.

I braked hard and must have only missed them by a couple of metres. They seemed quite unfazed (unlike me) and just carried on and disappeared into the woods on the other side.

I'm sure one of the adults paused for a second and gave me a very nasty look though.

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

"So what's your weirdest brush with nature?

Thankfully the bat was caught and released back to the wild using a replica hat from the greatest showman and a hi-vis jacket.

No animals were hurt in this bizarre incident."

This really made me laugh

I’ve had a bird in my kitchen once flying around shitting everywhere. Cat brought in a duckling, a rabbit, copious amounts of frogs

Been jumped out at by herds of deer, had a hedgehog bite my toe and once trod on a slug in bare feet

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By *TG3Man
over a year ago

Dorchester

I had a scorpion in my room omg not sure how quick they moved but i had to terminate it, sorry animal lovers but the sting didn't look good

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By (user no longer on site) OP
over a year ago

"So what's your weirdest brush with nature?

Thankfully the bat was caught and released back to the wild using a replica hat from the greatest showman and a hi-vis jacket.

No animals were hurt in this bizarre incident.

This really made me laugh

I’ve had a bird in my kitchen once flying around shitting everywhere. Cat brought in a duckling, a rabbit, copious amounts of frogs

Been jumped out at by herds of deer, had a hedgehog bite my toe and once trod on a slug in bare feet

Blimey Fluffy, I never knew Tumbridge was such a hotbed of anti-social animal behaviour! Maybe time to chicken wire the windows!!!

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

"So what's your weirdest brush with nature?

Thankfully the bat was caught and released back to the wild using a replica hat from the greatest showman and a hi-vis jacket.

No animals were hurt in this bizarre incident.

This really made me laugh

I’ve had a bird in my kitchen once flying around shitting everywhere. Cat brought in a duckling, a rabbit, copious amounts of frogs

Been jumped out at by herds of deer, had a hedgehog bite my toe and once trod on a slug in bare feet

Blimey Fluffy, I never knew Tumbridge was such a hotbed of anti-social animal behaviour! Maybe time to chicken wire the windows!!!

The kitchen bird incident was while I was on a FaceTime call to my sister, she found it hilarious

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By *TG3Man
over a year ago

Dorchester

Oh yes one of the beach lizards in lanzarote bit my ass omg it was a tad sore for a while

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By *TG3Man
over a year ago

Dorchester

A stag deer leapt over a 6' fence and landed on road in front of me

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By *atnip make me purrWoman
over a year ago

Reading

Cats are such murderers. One of neighbours posted on the community Facebook page that there was a mother duck trying to get her ducklings to the river so could we all keep our cats in for the afternoon. The mother duck managed to get all but 2 to the river.

Our cats have brought back shrews and once a baby bird that he kept launching into the air hoping it would fly.

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By (user no longer on site) OP
over a year ago

"Cats are such murderers. One of neighbours posted on the community Facebook page that there was a mother duck trying to get her ducklings to the river so could we all keep our cats in for the afternoon. The mother duck managed to get all but 2 to the river.

Our cats have brought back shrews and once a baby bird that he kept launching into the air hoping it would fly. "

Cats are creatures of nature, thankfully ours has lost his prey drive as he has gotten older and only attacks if something strays to close, his hunting days are over.

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By *illan-KillashMan
over a year ago

London/Sussex/Surrey/Berks/Hants

On a social, many years ago, helped rescue a hedgehog.

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By (user no longer on site) OP
over a year ago

"On a social, many years ago, helped rescue a hedgehog."

Certainly helped make the social memorable, fingers crossed it led to further memorable moments!

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By *cunnylassCouple
over a year ago

Exeter

We had a squirrel in our bedroom a while ago!

M and M

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By (user no longer on site) OP
over a year ago

"We had a squirrel in our bedroom a while ago!

M and M"

That's a bit crazy, hope Mr kept his nuts hidden!

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By *cunnylassCouple
over a year ago

Exeter

"We had a squirrel in our bedroom a while ago!

M and M

That's a bit crazy, hope Mr kept his nuts hidden!"

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By *ldgeezermeMan
over a year ago

Newcastle

Went to an animal park once where you could go into the penguin enclosure

I accidentally stood on one and it "bit" me, they have spikes in their mouth to allow them to grip onto fish. I had a pretty impressive wound on my leg

Concern for me was that there were little children in there too and one could easily have got a child in the face

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By (user no longer on site) OP
over a year ago

"Went to an animal park once where you could go into the penguin enclosure

I accidentally stood on one and it "bit" me, they have spikes in their mouth to allow them to grip onto fish. I had a pretty impressive wound on my leg

Concern for me was that there were little children in there too and one could easily have got a child in the face"

Cod, that sounds horrible, do you think he was peckish and thought he would P,P,P,P Pick up a person?

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By *illan-KillashMan
over a year ago

London/Sussex/Surrey/Berks/Hants

"On a social, many years ago, helped rescue a hedgehog.

Certainly helped make the social memorable, fingers crossed it led to further memorable moments!"

We bought a tin opener too.

These events are unrelated.

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By *a LunaWoman
over a year ago

South Wales

When I was in my early teens and was on my way back from a birthday disco, I and some others got roped in to helping a farmer whose farm was at the top of our hill round up a pig that had escaped his farm.

Was bloody hard work. It did NOT want to be caught.

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By (user no longer on site) OP
over a year ago

"When I was in my early teens and was on my way back from a birthday disco, I and some others got roped in to helping a farmer whose farm was at the top of our hill round up a pig that had escaped his farm.

Was bloody hard work. It did NOT want to be caught.

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Oooft, I hope it helped work off the alcohol and you woke fresh as a daisy with a bacon roll on the side and a pork sword in your hand !

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By *iddlesticksMan
over a year ago

My nan’s spare room.

"So what's your weirdest brush with nature?

Thankfully the bat was caught and released back to the wild using a replica hat from the greatest showman and a hi-vis jacket.

No animals were hurt in this bizarre incident."

I happened across a bat in the toilets at work. Managed to catch it and release it.

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By *2000ManMan
over a year ago

Worthing

Tame blackbird (she visits for food most days) landed on outside ledge of my home office. Flapping it's wings, seemed quite fretful. Went outside and one of her fledglings was inside greenhouse and could not work out how to exit. All sorted and I now ensure door and window to greenhouse are open as wide as possible in warm weather.

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By *uietguy689Man
over a year ago

Oxford

"Tame blackbird (she visits for food most days) landed on outside ledge of my home office. Flapping it's wings, seemed quite fretful. Went outside and one of her fledglings was inside greenhouse and could not work out how to exit. All sorted and I now ensure door and window to greenhouse are open as wide as possible in warm weather."

"What's that Blackie? Little Timmy is trapped in the greenhouse and you need me to rescue him? I'll be right there..." Didnt know blackbirds were so intelligent lol

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By *ed MartinMan
over a year ago

Shefford

We had a pigeon WALK into the house, in spite of there being 2 large dogs on the premises. It was the fact that it walked in so calmly that made it strange.

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By *irtydevil666Man
over a year ago

bristol

I had a close encounter with an angry Beaver.....

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

Went fishing with my brother in my teens and caught a Perch...Didn't realise there is certain way you handle these fish.

Lot's of blood.

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By *abs..Woman
over a year ago

I had a beautiful encounter with a seahorse on a beach in Miami. It was stranded there so I picked it up and popped it back into the water. It stayed there for a short while just facing me and then swam off. If that doesn’t give you a warm fuzzy, nothing will

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By *hezGeekCouple
over a year ago

Bristol

I (GC) was hiking on Owl's Head Mountain in Vermont, and crashed overnight in one of the lean-to shelters on the trail. Woke up during the night because I heard a snuffling sound; looked over at my rucksack and there was a black bear poking around at it. It prowled around for about thirty seconds before wandering off. Pretty bloody scary stuff!

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By *ehindHerEyesCouple
over a year ago

SomewhereOnlyWeKnow

Standing in greggs when I lived in Southend and having a seagull casually stroll in grab a bag of chips off the rack and wander right back out with them and proceed to peck them open

Tinder

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By *aggonerMan
over a year ago

for a penny

A starling once fell down the soil pipe. I could hear it but couldn’t get the pipe apart so I flushed the loo and lifted the inspection cover in the garden. I was greeted by a bedraggled and very cross starling who flew into a tree and spent a long time preening itself.I fitted a cage to the top of the pipe the following day.

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By *eelGoodIncMan
over a year ago

Mids

I got bitten by my neighbours tarantula that had escaped once. I'm fine with tarantulas and was trying to rescue it to bring it back to him and it sank it's fangs into my hand

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By *ig1gaz1Man
over a year ago

bradford

A sodding pheasant of all things.

I was driving the wagon then and the damn thing flew straight at the vehicle.

all I could think of was its going straight through the windscreen.

I hit it head on and caused some damage as well to the vehicle but it didnt come through the windscreen.

Ex and daughter have been interesting with spiders the screams, bangs as they fly out of places.

Just for a little tiny spider.

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By *anshee99Woman
over a year ago

all over

Pigeon in the Christmas tree. Curtesy of the cat. Been in there all day before I spotted it.

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By *elix SightedMan
over a year ago

Cloud 8

I thought this said strange bushes with nature. That’ll be the one in the park - every time I walk past I hear rustling and grunting.

Do animals wear condoms?

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

No strange brushes with nature but your post did remind me of this

https://youtu.be/c2r_fZ-aCtg

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By *ormalfornorfolkMan
over a year ago

Norwich

I’ve had a pigeon in the house, the bastard shat everywhere. Threw a sheet over it and released it. When I was still living at home I woke up once with a cat on my pillow, no idea who’s it was, that was quite a shock.

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By *mp411Man
over a year ago

chester

I’ve been chased by a badger walking home from the pub after in a d*unken haze mistook it for a puppy ah fun times

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

We've had a bat - flew in through the chimney. Tricky getting it out of the living room.

We have house martins all about the house too. Drives the dog nuts.

Probably most exciting brush with nature in a house was stepping out of the shower and almost stepping onto a very large tarantula (not in this country of course). That was tricky to catch too!

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