On Thu, 31 May 2001 13:45:59 EDT, you wrote: >In a message dated 5/31/01 4:55:05 AM Pacific Daylight Time, >mprerost@mindspring.com writes: > ><< After a > few years of gardening I have grown to despise birds. There was times > last year that I was ready to take out the old 12 gauge after seeing > holes in my tomatoes. >> > >Hey Matt, I hope you havent reproduced. > >Meconella Why? I just don't like birds stealing my food. Would it make you feel better if I told you I felt bad after killing 2 baby birds with a hedge trimmer, that were living in my fence line. I didn't go back to clear the area out until the mother moved the surviving chicks and built a new nest. I need to cut some broken branches off my peach tree, but I haven't done it yet for one reason. There is a dove that is having chicks in the tree. After the babies can fly the nest is gone, but till then the dove and it's nest is safe. Matt