Re: [gardeners] OT: Wild Turkey and the screaming meemies
drusus@golden.net (gardeners@globalgarden.com)
Tue, 15 Jun 1999 16:46:49 -0400
At 02:32 PM 15-06-99 -0400, you wrote:
>Message-ID: <3766891F.2552@conncoll.edu>
>Date: Tue, 15 Jun 1999 13:10:55 -0400
>From: Diane Birmingham <adbir@conncoll.edu>
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>2. The freaking grackles are driving me NUTS!!!!! They start screaming
>at about 5:20 in the morning and don't shut up until it gets dark. When
>I say screaming, I'm not just whistlin' dixie. These birds rivel any
>harried housewife and her 11 children. They are about to give me the
>screaming meemies. Anyone know how to discourage them without
>discouraging all my other lovely birds. I serve to finches, cardinals,
>chickadee, nuthatches, mockingbirds, towees and wrens. Please don't
>tell me I have to take down my feeders.
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Are you capable of using a sling-shot? Or perhaps acquire one of those
kiddie suction-cup 'dart' guns, or a VERY powerful water gun. Practice
your aim.
Lucinda
>Diane in CT (who can't garden and is having a terrific pity party for
>herself!!!)
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