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What the pluck, Deb B.?
That is one patient lady and one determined bird!
And one bald lady! Poor ol’ Mrs. Plaffwaffle
Toxic mills, NJ? Must be up north…
This is a warning to all you youngin’s .. never leave us old folks outside for long periods of time .. We’ll be bald when you return !
NTMTOM commentary brilliant as usual.
Description on YouTube, May 9:
“Over the past two weeks, an elderly Roslindale lady has been stalked by a pair of Tufted Titmice. The creatures wait for this senior to emerge from her house. As soon as she sits down to rest they emerge out of the flora. One of the titmice takes the lead canvassing the senior’s head looking for the perfect strand of hair to pull for its nest . The tit’s mate occasionally joins in the assault Working together – one canvases the top of the head while the other harvests the nape. The suffering victim has even had her hair trimmed, leaving the cuttings easily available for the duo. However , the hair lays untouched as the pair would rather get its nesting material right from the source. Tufted titmice have been know to take hair from napping dogs and cats. There must be a shortage of sleeping dogs and cats in Roslindale, as this elderly woman can testify.”
Why doesn’t the “suffering victim” wear a hat? Or stay indoors? “What is this I don’t even” is indeed the right tag. I find this disturbing.
It doesn’t seem like they are pulling her hair out by the root. It looks almost magical to me. Like she’s Mother Nature or something.
The titmouse video sent me into a related video chain that ended with magpie attacks from Australia’s “swooping season.”
My favorite comment:
“just do what i did, every day heading to work 2am, and heading home about midday this same magpie would attack me, so one day going at speed i heard it coming, geared down, slammed on the brakes as it buzzed passed me, i peddled my heart out while screaming at the top of my lungs, never chased me again!”
My afro saved my life! ??
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“What the pluck?”
Best one yet NTMTOM.
Ha! Another great one, Mike! Poor Ms. Plaffwaffle…
Btw, the videos out there of titmice doing this with dogs, cats(!), and even raccoons made me wonder if they got into this habit because right now many animals would be shedding winter coats? so the fluff would be there for the easy pluckings. The birds seem so very determined, whatever it is.
Correct!
Oooh, this tuft would be just the right touch for our northwest alcove!
But. Why. Won’t. It. Come. When. I. Pull?!
It’s nice of the lady to let them have hope.
I would be completely bald–haven’t seen my pre-grey color since I was about 36.
This lady is very good at sitting still. I’d be jerking my head around from the pain.
If they do brows, sign me up!
Um, do they ever poop on their victims??
I accidentally voted this down! Is there a way to undo it?
No, but it’s not an problem for me. But thanks for letting me know.
Dumb boid. Why doesn’t it just build the nest on her head? Save everyone a lot of trouble.
Kind of want to set her up on a blind date with Radagast.