Re: in defense of starlings was: fat birdies

Cell-phone rings!  What a hoot!  I'd like to hear that;-)  We have
Pileated woodpeckers, too...magnificent birds except when they decide
the house is a nice place to peck on.  They can also tear up log path
edges in no time flat...those beaks can move wood!

Marge Talt, zone 7 Maryland
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> From: Bonnie M. Holmes <holmesbm@usit.net>
> 
> And, starlings are great mimics...known for copying various sounds
of the 
> city, are now mimicking cellphone rings!  Yesterday, near one of
our 
> feeders we saw a magnificent pileated woodpecker.   This morning, I
awoke 
> to another snow fall...second to fall this year...two weeks in a
row on 
> Thursday.  Thought that I should have filled the feeders last night
and 
> noticed the Auralie's comment.  Will start doing it.  I usually
only fill 
> when the temperature gets very cold.  We have had such mild winters
that 
> seed and insects have been available most of the winter.
> 
> I harvested the last of my bok choy yesterday...have been covering
it with 
> old blanket at night and on days when the temperatures stayed below
freezing.
> 
> Bonnie 6+ ETN

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