Why bother with bird feeders?
@sallypup (57888)
Centralia, Washington
April 18, 2017 4:57pm CST
I have a couple of bird feeders. The wind knocks them down so I quit messing with them and went with being lazy.
And the birds continue to be here. They sneak grain from the dairy farmer and then come to my place and snatch feed from the turkey gal and the chickens.
Birds? Saw my first vulture having a snack as I drove to town the other day. Not a delightful sight but guess vultures have to live, too.
And the continuing loud splashes of ducks as they smack the water way below the property, dodging in coming Canada geese and playful screaming killdeer pipers. Love their silly straw thin legs as they dance in the shallows.
Close to the house, sparrows tease the pups and mourning doves make odd noises as they fly, competing with the meadowlarks and even louder red winged blackbirds. I'm surprised I am not deaf from all the hoorah going on as I attempt to weed or water.
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@rebelann (111187)
• El Paso, Texas
19 Apr 17
I don't call that lazy, it's letting the birds do what Mother Nature intended ..... stealing seeds from farmers, turkeys and flowers. She would thank you if she could, well, maybe she already has.
Those crazy mourning doves, I've tried to make that weird sound of theirs but haven't had any luck, it's an awful sound of ya ask me.
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@shivamani10 (11038)
• Hyderabad, India
19 Apr 17
I like birds. Feeding birds brings fortune and good money.
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@epiffanie (11326)
• Australia
19 Apr 17
We used to have a few bird feeders around the garden but for some reasons, we just lost the novelty of it because the the big noisy birds started congregating more often ..lol..
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@jstory07 (134465)
• Roseburg, Oregon
19 Apr 17
That is their plan to make you go deaf until you put the bird feeders back.
@sallypup (57888)
• Centralia, Washington
19 Apr 17
@JudyEv You have magpies? Long tailed black and white birds? On my East side of the mountains we have magpies but same state and west of the mountains, they don't. They have gorgeous Steller blue jays. Same family- the crows- so very noisy and smart mouthed like you say.
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@JudyEv (325810)
• Rockingham, Australia
19 Apr 17
@sallypup Our magpies aren't the same as yours - or the same as those in the UK. I'd add a photo of yours. Although I said we complain about the magpies they do warble beautifully. And they are good mimics. This clip is a poor example really.
An Australian magpie singing a very small part of their repertoire. The full song is unbelievable.
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@chrissbergstrom (10767)
• Banks, Oregon
19 Apr 17
You have do many animals visiting you I think they must like you and your animals
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