Cultural difference here :-) City dwelling naturalists (like myself and
likely Jenny) often have a sense of the preciousness of all nature has
to offer. That includes birds like pigeons, starlings gulls and house
sparrows which many think of as "trash" species. What's impressive is
that they persist as wild animals in urban environments and their
presence carries a little bit of nature into the urban environment. So
call them "stinkin' birds" at your peril!! :-) Hey, I like ailanthus and
rats too, what can I say, I'm weird :-)
-AJ
JennyNYC wrote:
Okay, the shooting of "stinking birds" is a joke (and a bad one),
right????!!!!!!
Jenny
On Jan 12, 11:12 am, Gaines McMartin <[email protected]>
wrote:
Bob:
I have sat on the front porch of the little trailer home I have at
my timberland, and many, many times contemplated the possibility of
shooting a few of these stinking birds. So far I have not had the
initiative to do that. But....
--Gaines
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On 1/12/10, [email protected] <[email protected]> wrote:
Gaines,
Oh boy, I hope a rift doesn't develop here in ENTS. Those of us obsessed
with tree heights will naturally want to limit damage by birds perching in
the crowns, especially their highest parts. I'm definitely not suggesting
anyone get out his/her youthful slingshot, but in time the temptation could
grow. Giving this line of thinking a foothold could prompt Jennifer Dudley
to establish a bird safety patrol to keep a close eye on us measurers.
Jenny's wrath would be swift and terrible. Resist the temptation Will.
Resist the temptation Scott, John, Dale, .......... Resist. Resist.
Bob
