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2004-02-25

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Posted by Dar 2004-02-25 1:12:35 PM|| || Front Page|| [11127 views since 2007-05-07] Top

#1 Not a bad approach to the problem of all those birds roosting in warehouse outlets like Home Depot et al.

Good for customer traffic I would reckon; anybody upset by a hawk making a kill in the lumber section really should be shopping at Linens 'n' Things, anyway.

Locally, we have a bazillion sparrows, not any pigeons that I have noticed. I doubt any self-respecting hawk would be interested in them, however.

My rule of thumb is to never buy anything from the upper shelves...

Posted by Carl in N.H 2004-2-25 1:36:20 PM|| 2004-2-25 1:36:20 PM|| Front Page Top

#2 Next time you shop at HD, check out where the birds are all hanging out...in the bird food aisle, of course!

Posted by Seafarious 2004-2-25 1:42:11 PM|| 2004-2-25 1:42:11 PM|| Front Page Top

#3 I bet this has PETA's panties all in a knot......

Do they save the pigeons or the hawk?

Posted by CrazyFool 2004-2-25 1:51:28 PM|| 2004-2-25 1:51:28 PM|| Front Page Top

#4 Is hawk poop less noxious than the poop of pigeons or seed-eaters?

Posted by eLarson 2004-2-25 2:18:27 PM|| 2004-2-25 2:18:27 PM|| Front Page Top

#5 haha not funny. we dont save either and let them sort themself out with no human to disrupt. if it wasnt for people moving in on animals territory ther would no be this problem. its a sad day when hawks have to go homedepot to eat.

Posted by muck4doo 2004-2-25 3:11:15 PM|| 2004-2-25 3:11:15 PM|| Front Page Top

#6 It would be a far, far sadder thing if people went to Home Depot to eat.

Posted by eLarson 2004-2-25 3:32:51 PM|| 2004-2-25 3:32:51 PM|| Front Page Top

#7 Mmmmm....squab!

Posted by Seafarious 2004-2-25 3:38:40 PM|| 2004-2-25 3:38:40 PM|| Front Page Top

#8 I live three blocks west of the busiest street in Colorado Springs (Academy Boulevard). There's a red fox living about two streets to the west of me, in the junipers and the low branches of a fir in front of a person's house. That fox has been there for at LEAST five years that I know of. Squirrels abound, and I've rescued at least one sparrow hawk (ran into an electrical wire and broke a wing) and several smaller birds. Raccoons are a major nuisance in the city, and there's a small herd of mule deer in a city park about eight blocks to the north of us. My neighbor's a birdwatcher, and has a list of over 65 varieties seen in his yard alone, including one he hates - a large blue heron that raids his goldfish pond at least twice a year.

Most wild animals are perfectly capable of coexisting with man, even on man's terms. We shouldn't make a big fuss about it, as long as the wild things don't do any major harm. I can understand the people over in Manitou Springs getting a bit upset about the mountain lion eating dogs in that town, however...

Posted by Old Patriot 2004-2-25 3:43:18 PM|| [http://users.codenet.net/mweather/default.htm] 2004-2-25 3:43:18 PM|| Front Page Top

#9 Re: #7 I was more worried about those hot dogs. They look... dubious.

Posted by eLarson 2004-2-25 4:06:47 PM|| 2004-2-25 4:06:47 PM|| Front Page Top

#10 MuckyMan's right let'm fight it out amongst the tool section. Survival of the fittest. Avian birth bombs vs. Cooper's Screaming Whisper.

My money's on the Cooper.

Posted by Shipman 2004-2-25 4:28:04 PM|| 2004-2-25 4:28:04 PM|| Front Page Top

#11 Mucky. What did you talk about on the short bus today? Besides chainey.

Posted by tu3031 2004-2-25 9:14:47 PM|| 2004-2-25 9:14:47 PM|| Front Page Top

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