Starling - Songbird???
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Fred Kaluza~MI
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- Joined: Mon Nov 17, 2003 10:40 pm
- Location: Port Huron, Michigan
- Martin Colony History: Tried and tried and had some visitors but...not enough good insects around here to keep them interested.
I still wonder what I'd do if I trapped a Starling that was someone's escaped (pet), and as I was winding up for the fatal blow, the bird blurted out..."please don't please dont".
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Guest
Fred Kaluza~MI wrote:I still wonder what I'd do if I trapped a Starling that was someone's escaped (pet), and as I was winding up for the fatal blow, the bird blurted out..."please don't please dont".
I still would pull the trigger!!!
Chuck
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Sandy - NC
- Posts: 617
- Joined: Tue Nov 11, 2003 6:40 pm
- Location: Rocky Mount, NC
I'm with Chuck. If they can't control their "pets", no matter what kind, then I will control them for them. I have two dogs, and they roam the farm, but an electric fence keeps them where they belong. And, I am not talking about one of these tree hugging underground deals, this fence is the real thing, designed for livestock. One touch, and they have learned to not even go close to it.
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Emil Pampell-Tx
- Posts: 6743
- Joined: Tue Nov 11, 2003 1:26 pm
- Location: Tx, Richmond (SW of Houston)
- Martin Colony History: First started in Gretna, La in 1969 with a small homemade house, have had martins ever since at 2 different homes in Texas
Fred, 
, mine usually only get to say "please", there is not enough time for a sentence...
, mine usually only get to say "please", there is not enough time for a sentence... -
Donnie Hurdt MN
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- Joined: Sun Feb 15, 2004 11:14 pm
- Location: North Prairie, MN
I am with Emil. The only time one gets to complete a sentence around here is if miss the darn thing.
PMCA member and Martin fanatic....
2011 A pair of subbies fledged three young but none returned in 2012
2015 One Pair of subbies came and stayed a few nits but got chased away by Bluebirds and Tree swallows.
2017 0ne pair of subbies nested and fledged 4 young
2018 Tree Swallows AGAIN chased away any martins that wanted to nest
2019 Same old story................
2011 A pair of subbies fledged three young but none returned in 2012
2015 One Pair of subbies came and stayed a few nits but got chased away by Bluebirds and Tree swallows.
2017 0ne pair of subbies nested and fledged 4 young
2018 Tree Swallows AGAIN chased away any martins that wanted to nest
2019 Same old story................
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Unfortunately they are also running the story on FOXNEWS.COM. they are calling them a "Tiny Virtuoso".
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CUL Lou~Mich
And to think. This person is probably being paid by a grant, which you and I pay for to begin with. What a waste of time and money. As for "songbird" I guess if country can now have "Country Rap" then they can call a EUST a songbird. Of course I'm NOT listening to Country Rap, no more than I'm going to leave a EUST alone because he sings??? He'll be just as dead as a mute EUST. ha ha. Some of the garbage on the radio now days is as bad as EUSTs are in the bird world. I get rid of both just as quickly. CUL Lou