"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.