Peg919
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Posted 1310827855
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Coincidental? This is a news report from today's local paper. Please don't start a word war here on the merits/opinions of solving this problem. This is just a NEWS Item that you may be interested in reading too..
"A few weeks ago, police in Wilton responded to vandalism complaints concerning cars having their side view mirrors shattered overnight while the cars were parked in their driveways. Police initially suspected someone was conducting drive-by BB gun shootings from the road, but then a new suspect reared its…beak. Turns out, the perpetrator was a real-life angry bird , a woodpecker that had been spotting its reflection and furiously pecking at the mirrored glass, shattering it with puncture wounds that resembled a BB gun. Maybe it was looking for a new high score ?"
Happy figging.
Peg
Z6, CT
nypd5229
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Posted 1310828449
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Funny!
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GeorgiaFig
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Posted 1310831494
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Last summer we had an insane cardinal that spent all day attacking his reflection in the car's side mirror. He is gone now. Probably part of natural selection, as spending all your time attacking yourself in the mirror is not a good survival strategy. Best wishes to all. John
TucsonKen
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Posted 1310833145
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Years ago when working at a zoo, one of the peacocks attacked its reflection in the shiny paint of a new, black Porsche--leaping up to use his spurs and claws all along one side and covering it with scratches and dents. The owner, a staff member, was not a happy camper.
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GeorgiaFig
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Posted 1310840738
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Hi Ken. Yet another reason I am happy to be driving an old but realiable 98 Honda Civic. It comes pre-scratched and dented so I have no fear of peacock attacks. We picked the first main-crop figs last night. The Celeste beat the Georgia White Hybrid this year, but only by a few days. Hope you are well my friend. Best wishes. John
TucsonKen
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Posted 1310841499
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John--good to hear from you. My car has that same patina, so I, too, have nothing to fear from peacocks or any other birds--unless I park under a tree.
Glad your figs are thriving. Both the GFWH Unknown & LSU Purple are growing strong (although a bit hail-tattered) but still too young for fruit. If I could figure out how to attach photos to a PM I'd send you a progress shot!
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hoosierbanana
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Posted 1310861052
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I just love woodpeckers. There has been a Piliated woodpecker around here lately and he can make a real racket! I wonder how the bird actually got a hold on the mirror. My grandma has a suet feeder that the local woodpecker was trying to visit but he could not hold on properly because woodpeckers use their tails to stabilize themselves on the tree and she had a cheap box feeder. Newer feeders feature tail props to help them do their thing. So I guess the woodpecker would have to go at it from the top because they can not balance otherwise.
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