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Bird Feeders—Using Them To Protect Birds From Cats

If you're like me, not only do you love birds, but you are, also, a cat lover.  However, according to the rules of nature, these creatures are natural enemies.  So, how do you keep the birds that you are trying to lure into your backyard safe from your kitty cat?

Unfortunately, of the 73 million pet cats in the United States, an estimated 40 million of them are permitted to roam outdoors freely, without any supervision.  If one throws in feral cats—wild cats born of unsocialized offspring of lost or discarded pets that number jumps up to an astounding 100 million cats roaming freely.  It is conceivable that these cats are killing up to 100 million songbirds a year. 

One can come to a conclusion that keeping domesticated cats at home can, easily, cut this bird slaughter by a great percentage.  This is not only a good solution for birds, it is a great life saver for cats.  Millions of cats are killed by motor vehicles annually and, still, more are killed or injured in fights with other wild animals.  Still others curl up in car engines, ingest poison or come into contact with wild cats that carry fatal diseases.  One can come to the, obvious, conclusion that a cat's life expectancy that is kept indoors is much greater than the life of an outdoor cat.

But, how does one provide one's domesticated cat with the entertainment that cats, so, enjoy?  A cat's interest in birds can be, easily, satisfied by setting up a bird-friendly environment outside a window easily accessible for your indoor cat.  What you would need to do is provide food, water and shelter for the birds outside the cat's favorite viewing area.

Food, water and cover for the birds is all that one needs.  Natural cover can be provided by planting some shrubs or trees or placing potted plants outside the cat's viewing area.  Several bird feeders that contain a variety of bird food such as suet, seeds and sugar water with a bird bath or a water fountain will complete the cat's bird watching station.  In no time, this will become a favorite stop for a large variety of birds, the cat will love watching through the window and you have created a safe and happy environment for your feathered and furry friends.

About the Author

The author is the owner and webmaster of www.FeedersFountainsAndBirdhouses.com.  The website offers a large selection of delightful, quality bird houses, bird feeders, garden statuary, indoor water fountains and outdoor water fountains at very competative prices.  You are welcomed to come in and browse.

I want to know this cadence about the yellow bird!

A yellow bird
with a yellow bill
was sitting on
my window sill
i lured him in
with a piece of bread
and then i smashed his f**king head

Thats all i know of it and it goes on for much longer, does any one know the rest of this cadence?
than maybe it another cadence with the same beat. i mean it goes on and on and it talks about meeting a girl and its kind of dirty

I don't know anything that comes after it but in Tech School we marched this:

A little mouse
With little feet
Was sitting on
My toilet seat
I pushed him in
And flushed him down
Then watched that mouse
Go round and round

A little puppy
With little paws
Was sitting on
My table saw
I picked him up
Like a pound of meat
And then I lopped
His little feet

A little bird
With a yellow bill
Was sitting on
My window sill
I lured him in
With a piece of bread
And then i smashed
His little head

The moral of
The story is
If you want some head
You need some bread

Hope that was worth something

Hungry bird going after my lure

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The Lure of Bird Watching by Hendy, E. [Paperback] $48.04 Originally published in 1929. The author devoted many years to the close observation of birds, particularly in the West of England. The illustrated contents include: The Aesthetic Appeal of Bird Watching The Woodlark The Pied Flycatcher Ravens and Peregrines The Common Buzzard Birds in a Mendip Wood Exmoor and its Birds Bird Song Birds in Captivity The Ring and the Bird Birds and Poets Bird Tables etc. Many of the earliest bird books, particularly those dating back to the 1900s and before, are now extremely scarce and increasingly expensive. Home Farm Books are republishing many of these classic works in affordable, high quality, modern editions, using the original text and artwork. Author: Hendy, E. Binding Type: Paperback Number of Pages: 272 Publication Date: 2010/05/07 Language: English Dimensions: 5.50 x 8.50 x 0.61 inches

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Dirty Bird Teaser Chain Rigged 3 ft. 150 lb. Yellow $59.99 Dirty Bird Teaser Chain Rigged 3 ft. 150 lb. Yellow Run the Pro-Soft Dirty Bird 15-20 ft. in front of your trolling lure and get ready for a savage strike. The action of these awesome Bird-Style Teasers throws water and causes all kinds of commotion ahead of your lure, mimicking a feeding frenzy. Sold individually or as a Daisy Chain.

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Bird $49.99 Bird - Giclee Print

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Brown Pelican - in flight with fishing hook and lure attached to foot Photo Mugs JZ-3373 Brown Pelican - in flight with fishing hook and lure attached to foot. Sanibel Island - FL - USA - January Pelecanus occidentalis Jim Zipp Please note that prints are for personal display purposes only and may not be reproduced in any way. contact details prints ardea tel and 44 (0) 20 8672 2067 ....

Brown Pelican - in flight with fishing hook and lure attached to foot. Sanibel Photo Mugs JZ-3374 Brown Pelican - in flight with fishing hook and lure attached to foot. Sanibel Island Fl - USA - January Pelecanus occidentalis Jim Zipp Please note that prints are for personal display purposes only and may not be reproduced in any way. contact details prints ardea tel and 44 (0) 20 8672 2067 ....

Illustration - Duck decoy in operation - entrance to decoy pipe with lure dog Photo Mugs PM-9992 Illustration - Duck decoy in operation - entrance to decoy pipe with lure dog at work (from Payne Galway) Pat Morris Please note that prints are for personal display purposes only and may not be reproduced in any way. contact details prints ardea tel and 44 (0) 20 8672 2067....

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