Re: [mou-net] Rant - end of discussion
I see no valid reason to continue this subject on the list. If the parties involved would like to discuss it off list that is fine. Thank you. Terry MOU-moderator Terry Brashear Hennepin County, MN http://www.naturepixels.com birdnird AT yahoo.com Join or Leave mou-net: http://lists.umn.edu/cgi-bin/wa?SUBED1=mou-net Archives: http://lists.umn.edu/archives/mou-net.html
Re: [mou-net] Rant
Cats are not only not native--they are literally subsidized killers. When people maintain their populations artifically, by protecting them, providing veterinary services, and providing supplemental food, cats are maintained at unnatural and unsustainable levels. A couple of decades ago when I was walking my son to kindergarten on a cold October morning, we came upon well over a dozen dead warblers on the sidewalk--all apparently killed by a single cat during a big migration fallout. I live under Hawk Ridge, and know that migratory raptors take some of my backyard birds. But that's a natural phenomenon, not an obscene waste. I don't know how this issue relates in any way to politics. -- Laura Erickson For the love, understanding, and protection of birds There is symbolic as well as actual beauty in the migration of birds. There is something infinitely healing in the repeated refrains of nature--the assurance that dawn comes after night, and spring after the winter. --Rachel Carson Please consider the environment before printing this e-mail. Join or Leave mou-net: http://lists.umn.edu/cgi-bin/wa?SUBED1=mou-net Archives: http://lists.umn.edu/archives/mou-net.html
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I'm not conservative, but hawks and owls are native and it's a natural cycle. I hate it when they get the birds in my yard, but it is at least something birds are aware of and used to escaping from. Even Blue Jays have a warning call when hawks come in. Cats are not native (I believe they are native to Asia) and our birds don't know to look down at something that's about to get them. I once watched a cat get a cardinal in our backyard before I had a chance to get out there. The bird was not even aware of it and the cat was jumping up from the ground around 3 times before it captured it. I was dumbfounded that the bird did not realize he was in danger until I learned more about bird evolution. They have a fighting chance with creatures they evolved with. - Original Message - From: "Bernard P. Friel" To: MOU-NET@LISTS.UMN.EDU Sent: Sunday, August 29, 2010 10:14:21 AM Subject: Re: [mou-net] Rant I suppose that Conservative doesn't like hawks and owls either. -- Bernard P. Friel Member: North American Nature Photography Association American Society of Picture Professionals International Society of Aviation Photography The Explorers Club Web Pages - http://www.wampy.com ; http://www.wampy.com/bn Owl Gallery http://www.wampy.com/bn2 Songbirds http://www.wampy.com/GalapagosGallery http://myloupe.com/home/found_photographer.php?photographer=1113 On Line Gallery: http://www.fiveships.com > From: Stefanie Moss > Reply-To: Stefanie Moss > Date: Sun, 29 Aug 2010 08:28:07 -0500 > To: > Subject: [mou-net] Rant > > I am a conservative, my wife is a liberal. Her friends always ask ³How does > that work?² > Usually it does. She doesn¹t let me listen to Rush Limbaugh, I don¹t let > her listen to Garrison Keillor. > The thing that really strains a marriage are cats. She is pro cat(and so we > have three). I hate them!!! > Every day (and I mean every day) I pick up slain bunnies and birds > (sparrows, thrushes, warblers). > I grow weary. Should have gotten a pre-nup. > > > > Join or Leave mou-net: http://lists.umn.edu/cgi-bin/wa?SUBED1=mou-net > Archives: http://lists.umn.edu/archives/mou-net.html Join or Leave mou-net: http://lists.umn.edu/cgi-bin/wa?SUBED1=mou-net Archives: http://lists.umn.edu/archives/mou-net.html Join or Leave mou-net: http://lists.umn.edu/cgi-bin/wa?SUBED1=mou-net Archives: http://lists.umn.edu/archives/mou-net.html
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I suppose that Conservative doesn't like hawks and owls either. -- Bernard P. Friel Member: North American Nature Photography Association American Society of Picture Professionals International Society of Aviation Photography The Explorers Club Web Pages - http://www.wampy.com ; http://www.wampy.com/bn Owl Gallery http://www.wampy.com/bn2 Songbirds http://www.wampy.com/GalapagosGallery http://myloupe.com/home/found_photographer.php?photographer=1113 On Line Gallery: http://www.fiveships.com > From: Stefanie Moss > Reply-To: Stefanie Moss > Date: Sun, 29 Aug 2010 08:28:07 -0500 > To: > Subject: [mou-net] Rant > > I am a conservative, my wife is a liberal. Her friends always ask ³How does > that work?² > Usually it does. She doesn¹t let me listen to Rush Limbaugh, I don¹t let > her listen to Garrison Keillor. > The thing that really strains a marriage are cats. She is pro cat(and so we > have three). I hate them!!! > Every day (and I mean every day) I pick up slain bunnies and birds > (sparrows, thrushes, warblers). > I grow weary. Should have gotten a pre-nup. > > > > Join or Leave mou-net: http://lists.umn.edu/cgi-bin/wa?SUBED1=mou-net > Archives: http://lists.umn.edu/archives/mou-net.html Join or Leave mou-net: http://lists.umn.edu/cgi-bin/wa?SUBED1=mou-net Archives: http://lists.umn.edu/archives/mou-net.html
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Horribleseeing the results of cat kills makes me sick. We don't have any, but our inconsiderate neighbors do and they let them run all over the place. I am constantly chasing them out of the yard. I bought a have-a-heart trap and occasionally get one. I call animal control when they come into the cage, and animal control takes them to the humane society. In Burnsville it is illegal to let cats run free thank heavens, though the law doesn't do a lot of good. I figure if they have to spend a few bucks to get their cat back, they might reconsider letting them kill anything that moves. Cats are an invasive species when allowed outside. To me, they are as bad as Buckthorn. - Original Message - From: "Stefanie Moss" To: MOU-NET@LISTS.UMN.EDU Sent: Sunday, August 29, 2010 8:28:07 AM Subject: [mou-net] Rant I am a conservative, my wife is a liberal. Her friends always ask ³How does that work?² Usually it does. She doesn¹t let me listen to Rush Limbaugh, I don¹t let her listen to Garrison Keillor. The thing that really strains a marriage are cats. She is pro cat(and so we have three). I hate them!!! Every day (and I mean every day) I pick up slain bunnies and birds (sparrows, thrushes, warblers). I grow weary. Should have gotten a pre-nup. Join or Leave mou-net: http://lists.umn.edu/cgi-bin/wa?SUBED1=mou-net Archives: http://lists.umn.edu/archives/mou-net.html Join or Leave mou-net: http://lists.umn.edu/cgi-bin/wa?SUBED1=mou-net Archives: http://lists.umn.edu/archives/mou-net.html
[mou-net] Rant
I am a conservative, my wife is a liberal. Her friends always ask ³How does that work?² Usually it does. She doesn¹t let me listen to Rush Limbaugh, I don¹t let her listen to Garrison Keillor. The thing that really strains a marriage are cats. She is pro cat(and so we have three). I hate them!!! Every day (and I mean every day) I pick up slain bunnies and birds (sparrows, thrushes, warblers). I grow weary. Should have gotten a pre-nup. Join or Leave mou-net: http://lists.umn.edu/cgi-bin/wa?SUBED1=mou-net Archives: http://lists.umn.edu/archives/mou-net.html
