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Population Plummet

the birders of the world are crying ~ no fowl ***

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Caren Krutsinger

Date: 5/24/2020 4:46:00 AM

It is because they have all found my yard; but they have to fight the squirrels for the bird feed and I wish them luck daily.

Kim Rodrigues

Date: 5/9/2020 10:46:00 AM

Right?! Sad day for many a hobby. Brought my machine up, made a couple masks but I love words all the more so the *ell with it.

Andrea Dietrich

Date: 5/8/2020 6:31:00 PM

I agree with Robert. Great brevity and wit.

Maureen Mcgreavy
Date: 5/9/2020 12:16:00 AM

Thank you Andrea, xomo!

Mark Koplin

Date: 5/8/2020 11:53:00 AM

Plenty of fowl through here lately. The Canadian geese are flying North right over my farm. Great image.

Maureen Mcgreavy
Date: 5/8/2020 4:20:00 PM

I wrote too soon, just back from a walk, hundreds of swallows! With a few swifts too. I have not seen them in such great numbers for years. Some of the local Canadian Geese already have goslings. & farm... jealous ;), xomo

Robert Kinard

Date: 5/8/2020 6:18:00 AM

I would love to be able to say so much with so few words.

Maureen Mcgreavy
Date: 5/8/2020 8:36:00 AM

Thanks! My brevity is not to everyone's taste ;), xomo

Timothy Hicks

Date: 5/8/2020 1:13:00 AM

Wonder why that could be (migration patterns? a post apocalyptic scenario?) ... I imagine the hobby takes a certain amount of patience, like fishing. Do you have a favorite bird?

Maureen Mcgreavy
Date: 5/8/2020 8:12:00 AM

Why: climate change, cats, pollution, loss of habitat, pesticides, window collisions, basically, us. I do have a favourite, Loverboy, cuz Prince Charming's an ass ;), my doves... I would have to say falcons if forced to pick just one. I love them all.

Anil Deo

Date: 5/8/2020 12:33:00 AM

maybe two-legged species fouled up the planet? shalom-shalOM

Maureen Mcgreavy
Date: 5/8/2020 8:06:00 AM

May be Definitely! I loathe being human sometimes. xomo

Michelle Faulkner

Date: 5/7/2020 5:23:00 PM

My cat actually brought in two dead birds (minus the heads, don't ask) so on her behalf, I apologize :(

Maureen Mcgreavy
Date: 5/7/2020 6:27:00 PM

I apologize too for what you are about to read... 2.4 billion birds a year killed by cats in the US. x

Ilene Bauer

Date: 5/7/2020 4:58:00 PM

so clever, maureen! i like the title, too...

Maureen Mcgreavy
Date: 5/7/2020 6:28:00 PM

Thank you Ilene ~x

Gershon Wolf

Date: 5/7/2020 2:15:00 PM

You are certainly on a roll! ~ bye-bye birdie

Maureen Mcgreavy
Date: 5/7/2020 2:17:00 PM

A pun in the face! ;),

Darlene De Beaulieu

Date: 5/7/2020 1:39:00 PM

Hello Maureen, the birds do not have food to eat! No insects! Oh how sad! Have a nice day my friend.

Darlene De Beaulieu
Date: 5/8/2020 12:50:00 PM

Hello Maureen, glad to hear it. I love the Doves to Maureen. Enjoy your day my friend. Are you a mother? Happy Mother's Day to you. I am not a mother. Only a godmother. Enjoy your day my friend.

Maureen Mcgreavy
Date: 5/7/2020 2:03:00 PM

Our pesticide use has been wholly successful. Yay for us. D'oh! ~truthfully, my heart is broken. Thank you my friend, xomo

Rico Leffanta

Date: 5/7/2020 1:17:00 PM

Because fewer insects for birds to eat (the hardier insects are emigrating to Canada, so you can still see birds). Aloha! Rico

Maureen Mcgreavy
Date: 5/7/2020 1:38:00 PM

I await. Eyes, arms, heart open. <3