"Padraig" wrote in message
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On a related subject --- I posted the following in alt.binaries.birds
today:

According to the Orange County (California) Vector Control District
http://www.ocvcd.org/index.php?ct=rats1 rats are attracted to food sources
such as WILD BIRD SEED.

If you, like me, put out seed for feathered friends you may be unknowingly
contributing to an increased rat population in your area.

I only became aware of this after finding a dead rat on my property the
other day. As I write this I am awaiting a visit from a Vector Control
District inspector to see if he can find any other signs of infestation.

It may be that I have fed my last bird.
--
Paddy's Pig


Yes, I found that feeding birds from seed feeders attracted rats. It's the
birds' fault, they spill so much. What isn't eaten by rats grows!

But it's often said that you're never more than 10 metres (or yards) from a
rat and where there is one rat there will be lots more ... just because you
don't see them doesn't mean that they're not around.

Mary