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Squirrel repellent?
I have a lot of "galahs" and "grass parrots" in my yard that I feed with
peach face mix. I also have eucalypts and other natives... Regards, Mitch. "Trish Brown" wrote in message ... Bumblebee wrote: Unfortunately the majority of birds flying over our homes in suburbia are sparrows, mynas and pigeons. We have quite a few Eucalypts in our suburb however and Magpies pay us a visit for up to a week at a time. During their stay listening to their song is a delight. -- Chris Bee Y'know, the people living in our area seem to have gone *mad* planting native trees! Maybe because of the drought, maybe not. Anyway, I've noticed an amazing increase in the numbers of native birds visiting this pretty dreary suburban area over the past five years or so. From the ho-hum sparrows and pigeons, we've now got about ten different honeyeaters (including Noisy Friarbirds), pardalotes, flycatchers and more recently (yay!) a pair of Little Falcons! We've even had a Channel Billed Cuckoo and a White Tailed Black Cockatoo squawking along overhead! Is it just me, or are other suburban dwellers noticing more and more native birds coming back??? Especially the parrots? My hope is that councils will come to understand the benefits of redressing the 'bad' stuff we've done to our localities and try to gradually put it right. I think the informed decision to limit the influence of cats, dogs and other domestic pet animals on wildlife is a step in the right direction. Mind you, I'm not saying get *rid* of such animals! I'm simply asking that people think hard about the effects they can have and try to keep their companion animals in such a way as to minimise their damage. That sounded really A-bout-face, but y'know what I mean? -- Trish {|:-} Newcastle, NSW, Australia |
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