I may have just killed a family of cardinals (1 Viewer)

[Galileo]

I have a plum tree right next to my house.  I noticed the Japanese beetles were going to town on it.  I went and grabbed the bottle of Bug B Gone in my garage, connected to the hose and started spraying down the tree.  I paused because the bottle hose connection was leaking significantly, and that is when I heard a relentless chirping sound.  Looking through towards the back of the tree I saw a female cardinal and she was not happy.  There was a nest in the tree closer to where I was, but I could not see into it as it was above my head.  I grabbed the branch it was on and gently pulled it down just far enough where I could see at least two wide open baby beaks sticking up over the rim of the nest.  I couldn't see into the nest too well as I did not want to pull the branch further down or accidentally knock the nest out so there could be more than two.  I let the branch go gently.  I stopped spraying, but I already soaked those poor little bastards with Bug B Gone.    

 

[Conanthecontrarian]

didn't read ur post, but was the Pope around?

or

St.Louis or Arizona?

 

[NotSmart]

:(

I live in fear of accidentally doing something like this - I feel your pain.

 

[Scoresman]

That's a good start. Maybe work on a famaily of bishops next. 

 

[ChiefD]

Red Dusk.

 

[Galileo]

didn't read ur post, but was the Pope around?

or

St.Louis or Arizona?

This was the Ohio variety, our state bird.  :(   

 

[gianmarco]

Just get the lawn mower and finish the job.

Amirite, @Da Guru?

 

[captain_amazing]

Maybe try spraying them with water to try and rinse the chemicals off?

 

[ClownCausedChaos2]

#### 'em.

 

[Nick Vermeil]

Maybe try spraying them with water to try and rinse the chemicals off?

Spray them with milk. Neutralize the poison. #science

 

[DropKick]

Hoping things work out for them/you. 

The lesson in this is we really should think about the way we treat the environment.  Chemicals to kill bugs, weeds, etc...  Can't be good for anybody or anything...  probably a natural way to take out the beetles, like traps, etc. 

 

[Uncle CornCob]

I have a plum tree right next to my house.  I noticed the Japanese beetles were going to town on it.  I went and grabbed the bottle of Bug B Gone in my garage, connected to the hose and started spraying down the tree.  I paused because the bottle hose connection was leaking significantly, and that is when I heard a relentless chirping sound.  Looking through towards the back of the tree I saw a female cardinal and she was not happy.  There was a nest in the tree closer to where I was, but I could not see into it as it was above my head.  I grabbed the branch it was on and gently pulled it down just far enough where I could see at least two wide open baby beaks sticking up over the rim of the nest.  I couldn't see into the nest too well as I did not want to pull the branch further down or accidentally knock the nest out so there could be more than two.  I let the branch go gently.  I stopped spraying, but I already soaked those poor little bastards with Bug B Gone.    

just like a boss

 

[Weebs210]

Oh God flash backs to the lawn mower incident.

 

[EYLive]

Hoping things work out for them/you. 

The lesson in this is we really should think about the way we treat the environment.  Chemicals to kill bugs, weeds, etc...  Can't be good for anybody or anything...  probably a natural way to take out the beetles, like traps, etc. 

I was gonna mock you with a Jack Hannah meme or something, then I found that there really are beetle traps on google. 

 

[Baloney Sandwich]

I bet there is a thread on Reddit that will tell you how to save them

 

[Hilts]

RIP to Matheny. 

 

[Politician Spock]

This was the Ohio variety, our state bird.  :(   

Be a Reds fan... hate the cardinals!

 

[mr fancypants]

Your spot in Hades awaits.

 

[Don Quixote]

RIP Dizzy and Daffy Dean.

 

[Franknbeans]

smooth move, exlax

 

[Galileo]

Your spot in Hades awaits.

Meh...I can think of several other reasons my ticket across the River Styx has already been punched.

 

[The Kerminator]

There's an old wive's tale that says a cardinal is a representative of a loved one who has passed. When you see one, it means they are visiting you.

 

[jhib]

The birds were probably infected with mites and you helped them out. 

(just keep telling yourself that)

 

[Galileo]

Mommy bird is still hoping around the tree this morning, so I assume the babies are still alive.  Perhaps they are in for a long tortuous demise. 

 

[Da Guru]

Just get the lawn mower and finish the job.

Amirite, @Da Guru?

I would never use chemical weapons.

 

[Ilov80s]

Mommy bird is still hoping around the tree this morning, so I assume the babies are still alive.  Perhaps they are in for a long tortuous demise. 

Or the chemicals will cause them to mutate into angry bloodthirsty birds. Better watch your back. 

 

[apalmer]

I was gonna mock you with a Jack Hannah meme or something, then I found that there really are beetle traps on google. 

Trouble is that beetle traps use pheromones to draw the beetles to the traps...which means it also draws every beetle within sensory range to your yard.  The best way to get rid of beetles is to convince the guy down the street to get a trap or two.

 

[jerry jones]

This is the state of the human race  today, I WANT bugs gone, don't care if I harm anything else that gets in the way.

i fear for your pets 

 

[matttyl]

This was the Ohio variety, our state bird.  :(   

State bird for VA and 5 other states as well.  I think it's the most popular state bird.

 

[belljr]

EDIT - Beaten to the punch

 

[Galileo]

This is the state of the human race  today, I WANT bugs gone, don't care if I harm anything else that gets in the way.

i fear for your pets 

Can I help you down off that soap box?