re blackbirds and mulch
 

On Sun, 30 May 2004 20:41:24 +0000 (UTC), "Franz Heymann"
wrote:


"John Edgar" wrote in message
.. .


Just in case you don't know, allowing birds to be trapped in
micronetting is illegal. Judging by your description, yout netting
falls into that category.

Franz

I don't think it is micro netting. It was described as fruit
netting.

This does not sound like fruit netting :-
"The netting is about 1/2" square, and you have to look hard to see
it."

Sounds single filament fish netting?

re blackbirds and mulch
 

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"martin" wrote in message
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On Sun, 30 May 2004 20:41:24 +0000 (UTC), "Franz Heymann"
wrote:


"John Edgar" wrote in message
.. .


Just in case you don't know, allowing birds to be trapped in
micronetting is illegal. Judging by your description, yout
netting
falls into that category.

Franz

I don't think it is micro netting. It was described as fruit
netting.

This does not sound like fruit netting :-
"The netting is about 1/2" square, and you have to look hard to see
it."

Sounds single filament fish netting?

I am probably wrong, but I thought they were the same thing.

Franz

re blackbirds and mulch
 

On Tue, 1 Jun 2004 16:48:27 +0000 (UTC), "Franz Heymann"
wrote:


"martin" wrote in message
.. .
On Sun, 30 May 2004 20:41:24 +0000 (UTC), "Franz Heymann"
wrote:


"John Edgar" wrote in message
.. .


Just in case you don't know, allowing birds to be trapped in
micronetting is illegal. Judging by your description, yout
netting
falls into that category.

Franz

I don't think it is micro netting. It was described as fruit
netting.

This does not sound like fruit netting :-
"The netting is about 1/2" square, and you have to look hard to see
it."

Sounds like single filament fish netting?

I am probably wrong, but I thought they were the same thing.

What are the same thing?

re blackbirds and mulch
 

"martin" wrote in message
...
On Tue, 1 Jun 2004 16:48:27 +0000 (UTC), "Franz Heymann"
wrote:


"martin" wrote in message
.. .
On Sun, 30 May 2004 20:41:24 +0000 (UTC), "Franz Heymann"
wrote:


"John Edgar" wrote in message
.. .


Just in case you don't know, allowing birds to be trapped in
micronetting is illegal. Judging by your description, yout
netting
falls into that category.

Franz

I don't think it is micro netting. It was described as fruit
netting.

This does not sound like fruit netting :-
"The netting is about 1/2" square, and you have to look hard to
see
it."

Sounds like single filament fish netting?

I am probably wrong, but I thought they were the same thing.

What are the same thing?

Filament fish netting and the micro-netting used by authorised bird
ringers.

Franz

re blackbirds and mulch
 

On Thu, 3 Jun 2004 14:16:06 +0000 (UTC), "Franz Heymann"
wrote:


"martin" wrote in message
.. .
On Tue, 1 Jun 2004 16:48:27 +0000 (UTC), "Franz Heymann"
wrote:


"martin" wrote in message
.. .
On Sun, 30 May 2004 20:41:24 +0000 (UTC), "Franz Heymann"
wrote:


"John Edgar" wrote in message
.. .


Just in case you don't know, allowing birds to be trapped in
micronetting is illegal. Judging by your description, yout
netting
falls into that category.

Franz

I don't think it is micro netting. It was described as fruit
netting.

This does not sound like fruit netting :-
"The netting is about 1/2" square, and you have to look hard to
see
it."

Sounds like single filament fish netting?

I am probably wrong, but I thought they were the same thing.

What are the same thing?

Filament fish netting and the micro-netting used by authorised bird
ringers.

ah! I admit to knowing nothing about the micro netting used by
authorised or unauthorised bird ringers. I do know what bird netting
used to protect fruit looks like.

re blackbirds and mulch
 

In article , Franz Heymann
writes

"martin" wrote in message
.. .
On Tue, 1 Jun 2004 16:48:27 +0000 (UTC), "Franz Heymann"
wrote:


"martin" wrote in message
.. .


Sounds like single filament fish netting?

I am probably wrong, but I thought they were the same thing.

What are the same thing?

Filament fish netting and the micro-netting used by authorised bird
ringers.

Not so. The mist-nets used by bird ringers are completely different from
what I understand by mono-filament fish netting.

--
Malcolm

re blackbirds and mulch
 

On Thu, 3 Jun 2004 16:05:07 +0100, Malcolm
wrote:


In article , Franz Heymann
writes

"martin" wrote in message
. ..
On Tue, 1 Jun 2004 16:48:27 +0000 (UTC), "Franz Heymann"
wrote:


"martin" wrote in message
.. .


Sounds like single filament fish netting?

I am probably wrong, but I thought they were the same thing.

What are the same thing?

Filament fish netting and the micro-netting used by authorised bird
ringers.

Not so. The mist-nets used by bird ringers are completely different from
what I understand by mono-filament fish netting.

but they all come from Bridport?

re blackbirds and mulch
 

In article , martin
writes
On Thu, 3 Jun 2004 16:05:07 +0100, Malcolm
wrote:


In article , Franz Heymann
writes

"martin" wrote in message
...
On Tue, 1 Jun 2004 16:48:27 +0000 (UTC), "Franz Heymann"
wrote:


"martin" wrote in message
.. .


Sounds like single filament fish netting?

I am probably wrong, but I thought they were the same thing.

What are the same thing?

Filament fish netting and the micro-netting used by authorised bird
ringers.

Not so. The mist-nets used by bird ringers are completely different from
what I understand by mono-filament fish netting.

but they all come from Bridport?

Only some mistnets, nowadays. Japan, Poland, Sweden.

--
Malcolm

re blackbirds and mulch
 

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

re blackbirds and mulch
 

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
(remove the weeds after garden to email me)

re blackbirds and mulch
 

"Malcolm" wrote in message
...

In article , Franz Heymann
writes

"martin" wrote in message
.. .
On Tue, 1 Jun 2004 16:48:27 +0000 (UTC), "Franz Heymann"
wrote:


"martin" wrote in message
.. .


Sounds like single filament fish netting?

I am probably wrong, but I thought they were the same thing.

What are the same thing?

Filament fish netting and the micro-netting used by authorised bird
ringers.

Not so. The mist-nets used by bird ringers are completely different
from
what I understand by mono-filament fish netting.

Thanks for the information.

Franz

re blackbirds and mulch
 

On Thu, 27 May 2004 14:58:09 +0100, Jane Ransom wrote:

While I have watched a thrush eating a snail, I have never seen any bird
eat a slug :((((((((

Chickens and Indian ducks. If you have a slug problem you can actually hire
pairs of Indian ducks here (Austria) for a week at a time. They are one of
the few sort that eat the big orange-brown Spanish slug (Arion
lusitanicus). So I'm told.
The good news is that Arion lusitanicus is partial to ground elder - so
really what you want to do is kill every slug-eating bird in your
neighbourhood. ;-)

--
Tim