I didn't sleep very well last night because I was pretty sure the fan sitting in my window was going to explode. Occasionally it would make the oddest noises, loud enough to wake me up and make me wonder if there might be something seriously wrong with it. The sounds were almost like a combination of a loud cat and someone rolling his "r"s in Spanish.
When my alarm went off a little while ago, I heard the noise again. It was light enough outside for me to look from my bed and see what in the world was wrong with my fan. When I looked at my window, I was surprised to see a large pigeon strutting carefully around the spikes that are strategically placed on my windowsill to keep visitors away. It was cooing proudly as it enjoyed feeling the large fan whip air through its feathers and into my room.
'How cute!' I thought for a moment. Then I remembered something I had researched this past year when I thought I was having some problems in my Durham apartment: bird mites. These nearly invisible little bugs can infest an entire house if a pigeon or other bird starts hanging out at your open window. The mites love to live inside of mattresses and to bite humans at night, especially on the legs. Their saliva is so itchy that it is supposed to be unbearable.
Needless to say, I want that pigeon to find another spot to hang out and get cool! I have already googled this problem and found some other people who have dealt with pigeons (and unfortunately have ended up with mite problems). One suggestion is to put a rubber snake outside of the window. Another is to put up a large sticker of a hawk. I may try one of these if my feathered friend shows up again tonight.
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