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Omaha Steve

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19. We have not seen a true pigeon since we got here...owls etc take care of that
Thu May 12, 2016, 04:16 PM
May 2016

We do have just a few doves. Never had a mouse in a feeder that we know of. Some of the feeders have centuries old technology for that. We put them up to keep the squirrels, raccoons, mice, etc from climbing the polls. You can see the baffle in the lower right of the picture.



The only real bird we don't want are the starlings. There are feeders that are starling resistant, we just don't have any (yet).

We do have 3 feeders with cages that the other birds we want have no problem with that keep the starlings out. That is why we leave the bottom of these pictured cages open.




And some feeders don't accommodate the larger sparrows.





The finch's appreciate the three tube and yellow niger feeders.




We have stopped ground feeding the turkeys. Marta loves the crows that depended on that, but we want to get rid of the turkeys for awhile.

Thanks for asking.

OS
OS those are just beautiful... Peacetrain May 2016 #1
And here, I thought this was gonna be another "mailman poops in person's yard" story. Warren DeMontague May 2016 #2
The turkeys poop all over the neighborhood Omaha Steve May 2016 #14
Nice, but don't you think you went a little overboard with the watermarks? Heeeeers Johnny May 2016 #3
Some days we don't use them at all Omaha Steve May 2016 #15
I'm glad you're using them malaise May 2016 #16
Lovely malaise May 2016 #4
My dad has a ton of Cardinals lancer78 May 2016 #5
Thanks Steve--great pictures. You are a good soul. panader0 May 2016 #6
Came home, booted up the computer, and this is the first thing I see. Beautiful- Thanks, Steve! NBachers May 2016 #7
I'm envious, of course Plucketeer May 2016 #8
Nice. Shadowflash May 2016 #9
Lucky cable guy. I'll bet you inspired him to try and follow Land of Enchantment May 2016 #10
I hope all goes well Thursday Omaha Steve May 2016 #11
Thanks. I know how hard it is when our pet children Land of Enchantment May 2016 #12
Sure Omaha Steve May 2016 #13
How do you keep the pigeons, mockingbirds & mice out of your bird feeders? KauaiK May 2016 #17
We have not seen a true pigeon since we got here...owls etc take care of that Omaha Steve May 2016 #19
Thanks OS and for sharing the pics. KauaiK May 2016 #20
and what the cable guy saw. :) wonderbar on the birds and squee on the puddy dogs . allan01 May 2016 #18
Lovely! lagomorph777 May 2016 #21
Thank you Omaha Steve May 2016 #22
Great Pix! Thanks "OS"! KoKo May 2016 #23
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