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Subject: [Leica] IMG: For Bird Feeder Enthusiasts
From: jhnichols at lighttube.net (Jim Nichols)
Date: Mon, 29 May 2017 16:06:22 -0500
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Thanks for looking, Lluis.

Jim Nichols
Tullahoma, TN USA

On 5/29/2017 3:04 PM, lluisripollphotography wrote:
> You have a new Plat?! keep shooting
> Lluis
>
>
>
>> El 29 maig 2017, a les 19:53, Jim Nichols <jhnichols at lighttube.net> va 
>> escriure:
>>
>> Since I first put up a suet feeder for the woodpeckers, I have been 
>> frustrated by the swarms of starlings that are attracted, and who quickly 
>> gobble up the feed.  I decided to frustrate the starlings.  I first made 
>> a cardboard pattern, and then cut a shield from some scrap aluminum 
>> flashing.  I suspended the feeder horizontally, with openings only on the 
>> bottom plus a few spots on the sides.
>>
>> The woodpeckers are able to cling to the bottom and feed, but the 
>> starlings can't do this.  They can reach some areas on the sides, but can 
>> no longer destroy the feeding block.  They are now very frustrated.
>>
>> http://www.gallery.leica-users.org/v/OldNick/20170529-DSCF2130.JPG.html
>>
>> Comments and critiques welcomed and appreciated.
>>
>> -- 
>> Jim Nichols
>> Tullahoma, TN USA
>>
>>
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