Re: [Maine-birds] Re: Grackle!

Interesting thread: I put my feeders up when the snow covers the ground
and take them down when the snow is gone.  There is plenty of seeds and
other feed when the ground is open on my farm.  The state recommends
taking the feeders down in the spring to keep the bears out of
neighborhoods as they look for food  We have beehives and threat of
bears is always a concerned.  The only feeder I put up in the summer is
the hummingbird feeders.  I consider putting an orange up for the
Baltimore orioles I have in the area.  I have not never done it. I can
understand that people put feeders out so that they can look at the
birds at the feeders out their windows.  It is a beautiful thing.  It is
also a beautiful thing looking at the birds in their natural
environment.  Have a great and safe weekend.  /Allan

On 5/23/2020 10:23 AM, Ilze Balodis wrote:
> Yes! I am in complete agreement. Thanks for putting into words what I was thinking.
>
> Sent from my iPhone
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>> On May 23, 2020, at 9:38 AM, Thomas Foley <thomaspfoley5@gmail.com> wrote:
>>
>> At the risk of this making me unpopular, I have a suggestion for those of you who put out free food and get upset about who comes to eat it. Save yourself the frustration, save wildlife from getting sprayed by garden hoses, and take down your feeders. If you don't like the reality of bird feeding, just don't do it. Grackles, starlings, squirrels, etc. do not deserve to be treated this way just because you don't think they're cute.
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