FLYING THE COOP!

    SUNDAY, NOVEMBER 4TH., 2018
            FLYING THE COOP!

     We had an unexpected visitor Saturday
and, as a result, we are flying the coop. Or,
perhaps more accurately, the coop is
flying.
     Since the passing of our pet cockatoo
a couple years ago we have been using his
old cage as a feeder for birds of all kinds
that choose to stop in for a snack. It looks
like a restaurant at rush hour after I fill it
with seed each day.
     The visitor, one of our neighbors, came
to the door with a plea.  Could we move
our feeder he asked? The gentlemen said
the "waiting line" for the bird feed includes
the wires directly over his parked car and
the roof of his mobile home.
      Bird on the wire, of course, tend to
leave evidence of their presence on the
hood of his vehicle. As for those on his
roof he insists the pitter patter of their
coming and going is disrupting his
peace and quiet.
       While we enjoy being able to watch
our feathered friends right outside our
kitchen window we agreed to move the
old cage to the back of our yard where
we can still see it from our front porch.
We're doing it on an experimental basis.
       It's my personal belief that whether
their feeding platform is in the back of
the yard or in back of the house the wires
and roof will still be attractive waiting
areas.
       While I didn't mention this I can't
help but wonder what his reaction would
be if it was the bear rather than the birds
that were waiting for the seed. We've
got one around right now!
        Maybe the new feeder location
will attract him and it's the neighbor
who'll be flying the coop!
        Hope all of your birds are fed and
 all your NEWS is good!