On 8/4/08 13:10, in article
, "Dave
Hill" wrote:


Oh, I know people swear at them but they do have a certain charm! *I used to
get lovebirds in my Jersey garden. *Apparently they were escapees (possibly
my fil's!) who had roosted in the eaves of the barn of a house belonging to
some friends of mine. *It was directly behind my house and across a field,
though neither of us could see each other's houses. *The lovebirds would
sometimes fly into my garden and perch in a cherry tree and because I was
familiar with their 'noise', I recognised them the first time I heard them,
even though I could barely believe it. *It was only after this that I
learned they were living in the friends' property.

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Sachahttp://www.hillhousenursery.co.uk
South Devon
'We do not inherit the earth from our ancestors, we borrow it from our
children.'


We get "lovebirds" parking in our entrance at night to judge by their
leavings, pity it's illegal to shoot them.
David Hill
Abacus Nurseries.

Oh, I think they're charming, though it has to be said they are unmerciful
bullies to other birds!
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Sacha
http://www.hillhousenursery.co.uk
South Devon
'We do not inherit the earth from our ancestors, we borrow it from our
children.'