Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2020/06/10
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]I have fond memories of a small eating kiosk inside Disney World. The seagulls would swoop down and grab pomme frits off plates: they showed no fear or delay. I witnessed one coordinated attack where one seagull sat on the arm of a patron and pecked at him while another grabbed a beak full of French fries. On Wed, Jun 10, 2020, 3:50 PM Wayne Torry via LUG <lug at leica-users.org> wrote: > Starlings are the scourge of outdoor shopping areas in Houston. Especially > if there is outdoor dining. > They will fight you basket of tortillas chips! > Nasty critters. > > On Wed, Jun 10, 2020 at 4:47 PM Douglas Barry <imra at iol.ie> wrote: > > > A good shot, Jim, that starling looks very alert. Lord knows the Brits > > have done a lot of nasty things to this world of ours, and indeed, as a > > corrupted Shakespeare might well have written, "Yon Starling has a lean > > and hungry look", but Mr. Schieffelin wasn't a Brit. > > :-) > > > > Douglas > > > > > > On 10/06/2020 19:25, Jim Nichols wrote: > > > The Starling is one of my least favorite birds. Since a Brit brought > > > them across the pond, they have prospered beyond belief and have > > > become a nuisance. Traveling in flocks, they can empty feeders > > > quickly. Even a suet block put out for woodpeckers can be torn to > > > pieces in short order. But, while hoping for a woodpecker, and trying > > > burst shooting for the first time, I fired away at my first customer. > > > I had purposely balanced the feeder gate to limit the access of larger > > > birds, since they scatter seed widely. The Starling struggled to find > > > a spot where he could feed, and never came to the front side of the > > > feeder. He actually looked more elegant peering out from behind the > > > feeder. > > > > > > > http://www.gallery.leica-users.org/v/OldNick/20200610-DSCF1876.JPG.html > > > > > > > > > _______________________________________________ > > Leica Users Group. > > See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information > > _______________________________________________ > Leica Users Group. > See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information >