[dewilson58]

Originally Posted by jimjamuser

I seem to remember (from a long time ago) reading that BREAD was actually hard for birds to digest and therefore, bad for them? I do NOT know this for sure - I am just throwing it out there - maybe someone knows definitively? it is obvious that the birds enjoy the bread.

Google is your friend:
Although bread isn't harmful to birds, try not to offer it in large quantities, since its nutritional value is relatively low. ... Unsoaked bread can swell up in their stomachs and kill them. Dry chunks of bread will choke baby birds, and a chick on a diet of bread may not develop into a healthy fledgling.

[Stu from NYC]

Originally Posted by davem4616

Stu gators are usually low risk to humans unless you bother them...they don't need to eat every day due to their slow digestive system

Just my luck I come across a hungry one hiding in the bushes waiting for dinner to walk by

[Topspinmo]

Originally Posted by Mortal1

please provide your source for the 60 percent loss of wildlife...I've a strange feeling there is no basis to your claim and that some folks just have the need to blame people for their anger.

Probably going by the the land that was bulldozed for development?

[Topspinmo]

Originally Posted by dewilson58

Google is your friend:
Although bread isn't harmful to birds, try not to offer it in large quantities, since its nutritional value is relatively low. ... Unsoaked bread can swell up in their stomachs and kill them. Dry chunks of bread will choke baby birds, and a chick on a diet of bread may not develop into a healthy fledgling.

Crows will take anything crunchy and soak it it nearby water. Course crows are as dumb as most think.

[kcrazorbackfan]

Originally Posted by Rosebud1949

We have lost 60% or more of our wild life in the Villages in 10 years. Carts around the ponds scare the birds away. To see carts "hanging" on the side of ponds is sad. How long will it be before one falls over and into the water. There are Gators too. WALK, its good for you and more importantly, the wild life. Stop grinding the earth into mud and dirt.

This morning at Bailey Trail, having scared the Herons away, I was asked by the driver of the "hanging cart" have you got any photo's yet... answer NO NOT NOW...

I too share your thoughts on this. It’s a lot different with everyone riding on the same area with their carts around the ponds vs. the golf courses.

I wish all the ponds would be fenced off to only allow walkers access to the ponds. But, the privileged/entitled would raise hell if that happened.

[Byte1]

Originally Posted by kcrazorbackfan

I too share your thoughts on this. It’s a lot different with everyone riding on the same area with their carts around the ponds vs. the golf courses.

I wish all the ponds would be fenced off to only allow walkers access to the ponds. But, the privileged/entitled would raise hell if that happened.

Now wouldn't that look great, the ponds with fences around them? What kind of fences would give the "privileged/entitled" that warm and fuzzy feeling? Perhaps chain link, or wood plank, or perhaps split rail? How about barbed wire? I agree that some on here feel "privileged/entitled" and think that their way is the right way.

Would the fence idea extend to all the ponds on the golf courses? Guess a lot of golf balls would be lost, huh?

This is so much fun, isn't it?

[Joe V.]

Originally Posted by kcrazorbackfan

I too share your thoughts on this. It’s a lot different with everyone riding on the same area with their carts around the ponds vs. the golf courses.

I wish all the ponds would be fenced off to only allow walkers access to the ponds. But, the privileged/entitled would raise hell if that happened.

So, then only walkers would be the entitled ones.

[NavyVet]

Originally Posted by Joe V.

I don't think so. I am off now to park by the pond and listen to some metal on my USB speakers in the cart.

Don't forget to pop open a beer and light a doobie while you're there! LOL

[jimjamuser]

Originally Posted by dewilson58

Google is your friend:
Although bread isn't harmful to birds, try not to offer it in large quantities, since its nutritional value is relatively low. ... Unsoaked bread can swell up in their stomachs and kill them. Dry chunks of bread will choke baby birds, and a chick on a diet of bread may not develop into a healthy fledgling.

Thank you Mr. Helpful. That was very helpful and confirming.

[jimjamuser]

Originally Posted by Topspinmo

Crows will take anything crunchy and soak it it nearby water. Course crows are as dumb as most think.

Crows are the smartest of the birds, I believe.