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Old 09-15-2009, 05:26 PM
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We had a feeder in PA. Everything enjoyed the seeds: deer, rats, mice, squirrels, and some birds. I didn't want to put one up in TV because I was afraid of attracting more red ants. (We already have enough of those in our backyard). I heard someone in TV was feeding the biggers birds (herons, etc.) and when they went home during the summer, the birds poked big holes in their screens on their lanais looking for the food!! Yikes!!!
Its against the law to fee dem big birds!
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Old 09-17-2009, 11:35 PM
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Default Rats, rodents, ... oh my!!!!

We have lived in the Villages for a little over 3 years now and have found that Shepard's hooks set a distance away from trees, fences, bushes and the like do very well.
Two problems we DO have are these: because of the constant wetness herebouts, the feed tends to get moldy much quicker than when we lived in Illinois. Secondly, when the birds eat, they get seeds all over the ground, none of which is what I want growing in my yard. (I wish my grass would grow that quickly). And I end up with all kinds of weird things growing out of Mother Earth.
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Old 09-18-2009, 11:26 AM
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Speaking of birds, I wondered why there are no songbirds. Someone said there's not enough cover for them in the newer Villages. Well, early this morning, much to my delight, I saw a Baltimore Oriole in a tree and heard him sing his pretty song. What a treat.
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Old 09-19-2009, 06:58 AM
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that bird must not have watched last night's game with boston
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