"Harry Krause" wrote in message
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Doug Kanter wrote:
"Harry Krause" wrote in message
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Doug Kanter wrote:
"Harry Krause" wrote in message
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Doug Kanter wrote:

Well, I don't think the half hour visit in the front yard of nine
wild turkeys presents any health concern, Doug.
I'll need data on that "think" of yours, Harry. You're defending a
practice you enjoy. I simply gave you information that scientists
discovered to be valid.


I see Smithers still has his nose up my butt. Is anyone keeping
track of how many posts a day of his mention me or are directed
towards me? You'd think he'd be frustrated by the lack of response.
In this case, he happens to be correct.
What practice? Nine wild turkeys landed in my front yard for a half
hour while on their way to...somewhere. I hadn't seen them before, and
I doubt I'll see them again. As I stated, I've never seen wild turkeys
before on my property, or in our adjacent woods, and I stalk the woods
regularly in search of critters to photograph.

It matters not to me what Smithers says, because whatever he says,
he's a flaming ass and one of the reasons why this newsgroup is in the
sorry shape it is in.

Are you referring to my habit of putting food out for passing
critters?
Yes. Create the environment they like, using plants, and they'll stop
by without your having to leave food out for them. I've got foxes,
skunks, owls and other fancy birds, and a couple of ground hogs. If I
grew corn and let some fall on the ground, I'd probably have some of
the turkeys I see in the woods 2 minutes away, but I guess nothing else
in the garden interests them. I've got a butterfly bush that attracts
every kind of butterfly imaginable, along with 3 types of bees. Two
flowers (zinnias and cosmos) seem to attract hummingbirds, and I don't
hang out a feeder full of sugar water to get them into the area.
The environment the critters like is already here; I didn't import any
of these animals. There are hundreds of acres of corn in season within a
short walk of my yard. As I stated, they simply walk across my property
on their rounds, as I am sure they did before we built our house. We
provide the occasional snack.

In the past, you've made it sound like the snacks were a regular thing.


My wife keeps her bird feeders full. If I could get the fox family to stop
by nightly, I might buy a bag of Purina Fox Chow. There are few prettier
animals in the woods.

You have correctly said in the past that Bush likes to ignore valid science
when it's convenient. I find it interesting that you're doing the same
thing.