On 4/6/04 15:52, in article ,
"John Edgar" wrote:



And you will quite possibly have trapped, injured and dead birds in the
netting. All because some mulch gets thrown around? The blackbirds are
searching for and eating pests that will attack the very plants you are
trying to protect. Does a perfectly tidy, manicured, practically hoovered
garden make up for more pests and dead birds? ;-)


I have a blackbird now that completely disproves your theory. It is
able to mess up my drive with the mulch in spite of the netting. It is
doing it right through it and still no evidence of trapped birds.
Quite the reverse. After making their mess they escape with great
alacrity, and I suspect have a jolly good laugh at me.
John
In limine sapientiae

Long may they continue to survive. The experience of others shows that
quite the reverse can and does happen.
--

Sacha
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