Re: Birds, Bird Feeders, Cats, and Nice Neighbors...................

[Richard Wood <rwoodphd at msn dot com>]

I vote for the owners of cats (and dogs) that let them roam free.

As an aside, I went to Green Canyon yesterday and got attacked by nearly 
every dog in Logan.  I just love it when the owners say, "My dog doesn't 
bite..."

Richard

  ----- Original Message -----
  From: Jim & Beanie
  To: Bird Net
  Sent: Sunday, April 24, 2005 9:16 PM
  Subject: [birdnet] Birds, Bird Feeders, Cats, and Nice Neighbors.............


  I find it very important to properly place a bird feeder so that the 
birds will have the advantage, not the CAT!  Lets face it, the birds 
will take care of them selves if you give them a chance.

  Here are the ground rules:

  Do not place the feeder anywhere the cat can climb or jump to it.

  Do not place the feeder within 15 feet of any hiding place for the cat.

  The only thing that meets these requirements is a feeder on top of a six 
foot steel post placed in a clear area like the lawn.  Not in a tree, not 
on a patio, not above a flower garden with all sorts of vegetation to hide 
in.

  The cat can't climb the pole, can't jump six feet, and will find it 
almost impossible to sneak close enough to pounce if the 15 foot rule is 
observed.

  The birds will discover the cat and take evasive action if you give 
them a chance.  If we don't give the birds this  chance, we must ask, who 
is really responsible if the cat gets a bird?

  The cat?

  Our nice neighbors?

  The Guy who lured in a large concentration of birds for the cat to prey on?

  Charlie Brown?

  You decide!

  http://donce.lofthouse.com/jamaica/HB/hb2.htm

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