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Penny_Plinker
02-15-2007, 12:33 PM
The 10th shot was a double.




http://img.villagephotos.com/p/2005-7/1047863/Eleven.jpg



Penny
zebraman
02-15-2007, 01:15 PM
??You Eat Starling's??
Penny_Plinker
02-15-2007, 02:51 PM
NO and i can't figure why you'd think that. I'd bake you up a pie though.
zebraman
02-15-2007, 07:07 PM
What would be the reason for shooting that many?I hunt Elk once a year but I don't shoot 10 or 12.In Ca.you can do prison time for having starlings in a cage.-
Penny_Plinker
02-15-2007, 10:41 PM
Starlings and English Sparrows are legal and unprotected by the migratory songbird act. The reason for shooting them is that i have three purple martin boxes and bluebird boxes as well. Starlings like to take over the boxes and they kill any baby martins.
shadowwalker
03-02-2007, 12:48 AM
Penny, you did good. Don't let the nay sayers get to you. Starlings are distructive birds. They will drive off the song birds just by nesting in the area. I have seen this all my life. I also have seen thousands of these birds take up roosting in a certain tree/trees and you would not believe the noise and excretement on the ground under them. I too shoot them every chance I get. Hey, your turning out to be a pretty good shot!
Rick_O_Shea
03-02-2007, 10:21 AM
Good job Penny

There's something haunting and beautiful about that photo...
Penny_Plinker
03-04-2007, 03:29 AM
Thanks Shadow and Rick. *You made me feel better but don't worry, *noboby is going to tell me right is wrong. * Your realistic attitude is most appreciated, you guys are the kind i'd want for friends in a survival situation. * I kill the ugly invaders so our native species has a chance. *Here's my purple martin set up.
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This year i'm adding more houses and gourds because last year the houses were filled with 19 nesting pairs. *I'd encourage all homesteaders with an interest in birds to establish their own purple martin colony.

Penny
DV8
03-25-2007, 12:50 AM
nice shooting. I dont blame you for killing them either. But I wouldnt suggest trying to eat them, unless in a SHTF kinda thing. In that instance I'm a firm believer Some kinda meat is better than NO Meat !!!