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Index of Subjects It must be those Smart Vitamins you're putting in the bird seed. : ) I'm just speculating now, but it's possible the doves can manage perches, even if they are small, but are defeated by a feeder that requires them to cling to a vertical surface. Another possibility is that my doves don't have to fiddle with the feeder because I do throw cracked corn on the ground for them and for other birds that prefer to eat on the ground anyway. This does of course qualify as a form of bribery, if not outright capitulation. But in dealing with wildlife I've found that bribes, usually followed by abject surrender, are often the only practical course. WF -----Original Message----- From: naturens-owner@chebucto.ns.ca [mailto:naturens-owner@chebucto.ns.ca] On Behalf Of David&Jane Schlosberg Sent: Monday, June 04, 2007 8:38 PM To: naturens@chebucto.ns.ca Subject: RE: [NatureNS] Bird Feeders: Blue Jays vs Pidgeons Boy, you people just don't have pigeons like our pigeons! One or two ot them flap their wings at a great rate, while swinging on the tiny perches of the feeder (which should be much too small for them). Between the air pressure fluctuations from the flapping and the stormy swinging of the feeder, seed is is caused to spill on the ground. The rest of the flock is down there happily gobbling this seed up; and the small birds are giving up and flying off. Dave&Jane Schlosberg -----Original Message----- From: naturens-owner@chebucto.ns.ca [mailto:naturens-owner@chebucto.ns.ca]On Behalf Of Wild Flora Sent: Monday, June 04, 2007 7:24 PM To: naturens@chebucto.ns.ca Subject: RE: [NatureNS] Bird Feeders: Blue Jays vs Pidgeons Pigeons are not as nimble as blue jays are, so any feeder that requires some acrobatic skill is likely to discourage pigeons while still allowing blue jays to get seed. For instance, I have some English-made feeders that have cages around them to keep grey squirrels out; blue jays are, with some difficulty, able to cling to the cage and reach inside to get seed, but I doubt that most pigeons could manage it. The mourning doves I get here at my house never try to use these feeders, though they gladly eat spilled seed and any cracked corn I throw on the ground for them. There is a style of feeder that will automatically shut if a heavy animal tries to sit on the perch. These are often used to keep squirrels away from seed intended for birds, but there is one fairly expensive style that can also be set to distinguish larger birds from smaller birds. However, I don't know whether it would be sensitive enough to distinguish between the weight of a pigeon and the weight of a blue jay. Wild Flora http://www.wildgardeners.blogspot.com/ -----Original Message----- From: naturens-owner@chebucto.ns.ca [mailto:naturens-owner@chebucto.ns.ca] On Behalf Of David&Jane Schlosberg Sent: Monday, June 04, 2007 6:07 PM To: NatureNS Subject: [NatureNS] Bird Feeders: Blue Jays vs Pidgeons Are there any commonly available feeders out there which can dispense oil seed to blue jays and smaller birds but not to pidgeons? Dave Schlosberg
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