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Old 07-10-2009, 06:21 PM
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Originally Posted by George.com View Post
I wonder whether I might be able to train him to
climb up a ramp onto the gardens and graze at his own leisure?

Anyone else had a similar experience?
The Maori of New Zealand traditionally protected their kumara (sweet potato) crop from caterpillars and the like by encouraging/training gulls to pick the pests off.

Some people in Britain place seed feeders among crops to attract tits, which pick off aphids while queuing for the seeds.