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quakerboy

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23. I think you are wrong about one thing

Reply to MiddleFingerMom (Reply #8)

Wed May 9, 2012, 09:58 PM

May 2012

The birds dont eat it because they are hungry. The birds eat it because they are greedy lil bastids. Ive watched several species of bird eat rocks, empty shells or whole peanuts, trash, etc, just to keep another bird from getting it.

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Bird feeder snobbery: some people go nuts if a squirrel shows up. [View all] hedgehog May 2012 OP

There are elitists amongst us bird feeders. Kaleva May 2012 #1

If you're mean to the squirrels, Baitball Blogger May 2012 #6

I think it applies to ground hogs as well! hedgehog May 2012 #7

I have the same issue with neighbors and rabbits... I love my neighborhood bunnies... hlthe2b May 2012 #2

I love bunnies. Baitball Blogger May 2012 #5

Obviously they don't understand the concept of . . . siligut May 2012 #3

heh, then I guess I'm a populist when it comes to bird feeders charlie and algernon May 2012 #4

I set out water and dry catfood for the neighborhood ferals (there's just 2 or 3... MiddleFingerMom May 2012 #8

Good news for the bunnies. Baitball Blogger May 2012 #10

I think you are wrong about one thing quakerboy May 2012 #23

Just to get some other opinions on the matter - hedgehog May 2012 #9

I love squirrels! stuntcat May 2012 #11

I'm a little of both, kinda Bertha Venation May 2012 #12

My daughter had to take down her bird feeder in the city because hedgehog May 2012 #19

There's a couple squirrels living up on my Mom's property that are nearly black. Archae May 2012 #13

The genes for black fur are actually dominent. It was the pressure of hunting hedgehog May 2012 #18

We have both mwdem May 2012 #14

A squirrel killed ma corn, thats whats I gets for feedin' 'em. jp11 May 2012 #15

Rescued another half-dozen baby turtles from the lawn before I mowed today.... Scuba May 2012 #16

My family's problem with squirrels are Hayabusa May 2012 #17

I like the squirrels better than the birds. Arugula Latte May 2012 #20

4 inch diameter PVC surrounding feeder pole STOPPED our squirrels!! benld74 May 2012 #21

Except for the bears, I'm not Raven May 2012 #22

same here backwoodsbob May 2012 #24

We put out grape jelly for the orioles and all the other birds eat it too!! a kennedy May 2012 #25

Shoot... when I put food outside for the critters, MadrasT May 2012 #26