Jenny,
I've only responsible for two bird deaths in my life. Both ran into my car on the highway. It bothered me quite a bit. Besides, my dear wife Monica is an avid, committed birder. If I even thought about harming a bird, she would separate me from the delicate parts of my anatomy. Our little feathered friends are completely safe around me. Bob ----- Original Message ----- From: "Gaines McMartin" <[email protected]> To: [email protected] Cc: [email protected] Sent: Tuesday, January 12, 2010 11:37:23 AM GMT -05:00 US/Canada Eastern Subject: Re: [ENTS] Projected heights and Jenny's wrath Bob: I have sat on my porch relaxing, and many, many times seen robins land on a fresh soft white pine leader and break it completely off. I am not speculating on what caused something i have seen--I have seen it happen--maybe even hundreds of times!! Jenny: ever hear the phrase "dirty bird." These things can be a filthy nuisance. We have mocking birds all around our house in Winchester. This fall one had to do this dance on our porch railings every morning and poop and poop and poop. We had to clean this poop up much too often. When I go picking blackberries these guys dive at me all the time. In the back we have redwing blackbirds--lots and lots of them. They dive at me also, but the worst thing they do is perch on a 7 foor tall burr oak I have there. They perch on it so much all the new growth shoots are knocked off. This tree in its struggles to replace this broken growth looks like a head of cauliflower! UUUGH! "Leave my poor little tree alone!!" OK, OK, you like birds, but there IS a downside!! Peace? I've never shot a bird! --Gaines
