Re: Paging Alfred Hitchcock . . .

2006-05-02 Thread Klaus Stock
... Now, ... it seems that the same pair of mockingbirds has built a nest in the bush at my mailbox, and in the spirit of protecting their nest, one of them attacks me every time I go to or near the mailbox. If they attack, they have something to protect, so I guess they have put

Re: Paging Alfred Hitchcock . . .

2006-05-02 Thread Deborah Harrell
Ronn!Blankenship wrote: At 01:08 PM Monday 5/1/2006, Deborah Harrell wrote: Ronn!Blankenship wrote: snippage throughout ... Now, ... it seems that the same pair of mockingbirds has built a nest in the bush at my mailbox, and in the spirit of protecting their nest, one of them

Re: Paging Alfred Hitchcock . . .

2006-05-02 Thread Ronn!Blankenship
At 02:41 PM Tuesday 5/2/2006, Deborah Harrell wrote: OK, seriously, try the local wildlife dept or state Ag Coop Ext; I knew if I asked enough of the smart people I knew on the Internet, someone would come up with an answer! (The one which _I_ should have been able to come up with on my

Re: Paging Alfred Hitchcock . . .

2006-05-02 Thread Russell Chapman
Ronn!Blankenship wrote: and in the spirit of protecting their nest, one of them attacks me every time I go to or near the mailbox. Does anyone have any suggestions of how to solve the problem which does not involve destroying the nest and any eggs/babies which may be in it or waiting until

Re: Paging Alfred Hitchcock . . .

2006-05-01 Thread Deborah Harrell
Ronn!Blankenship [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: snip ... Now, ... it seems that the same pair of mockingbirds has built a nest in the bush at my mailbox, and in the spirit of protecting their nest, one of them attacks me every time I go to or near the mailbox. Does anyone have any

Re: Paging Alfred Hitchcock . . .

2006-05-01 Thread Ronn!Blankenship
At 01:08 PM Monday 5/1/2006, Deborah Harrell wrote: Ronn!Blankenship [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: snip ... Now, ... it seems that the same pair of mockingbirds has built a nest in the bush at my mailbox, and in the spirit of protecting their nest, one of them attacks me every time I go to or

Paging Alfred Hitchcock . . .

2006-04-28 Thread Ronn!Blankenship
Some months ago I was trimming some bushes near the house [I reported on that spate of activity with a message headlined Bush was out of control!] when I noted a bird nest in one of them. Being a nice person, I marked that part of the bush off=limits even though the nest was not at that time

Re: Paging Alfred Hitchcock . . .

2006-04-28 Thread Julia Thompson
Ronn!Blankenship wrote: Some months ago I was trimming some bushes near the house [I reported on that spate of activity with a message headlined Bush was out of control!] when I noted a bird nest in one of them. Being a nice person, I marked that part of the bush off=limits even though the

Re: Paging Alfred Hitchcock . . .

2006-04-28 Thread Ronn!Blankenship
At 10:48 PM Friday 4/28/2006, Julia Thompson wrote: Ronn!Blankenship wrote: Some months ago I was trimming some bushes near the house [I reported on that spate of activity with a message headlined Bush was out of control!] when I noted a bird nest in one of them. Being a nice person, I