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dixieland:
Jess
  We are in the south.....S S S is a given here... Even my Mama who has been a city girl for the first 60 years of her life has taken a liking to my 20 gauge double barrel shotgun....
 Nothing is going to hurt my flock without serious repercussions....

OldChurchEggery:

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--- Quote from: John ---\"Shoot, Shovel & Shut-up\"
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I had thought (but for a second) about John\'s SSS solution.  But then thought again.  I can just imagine the Fed\'s showing up at my door one day and saying, \"Uh, Mister Van Blaricome, do you mind if we take a little look at the corner of your property?  See we got this transmitter on a Bald Eagle that hasn\'t moved in a couple of weeks.\"  Or maybe, \"Uh, Mr. Van Blaricome can you explain this shallow grave at the back of your property with a dead eagle in it?\"

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Do be forewarned- a fair number of raptors do have tracking and tagging devices on them, especially if you live near a marine habitat of any kind. I support the Center for Conservation Biology at the College of William & Mary in its grant and contract negotiations and that group is tagging and tracking bald eagles, ospreys, owls, and other birds for both the government and private industry. If you follow any of the wind energy news, a number of studies are being conducted on the impact of wind farms on bird activities including reproduction and migration. That includes affixing transmitters to the study birds. Our group recently went to Guadeloupe (a French-owned island in the Caribbean) to recover a transmitter that was on a bird called a Whimbrel that had been shot in a marsh there. The transmitters cost into the thousands of dollars, so researchers definitely keep a close eye on their whereabouts! Many of the tracking devices also transmit data to online websites so classrooms on Virginia\'s Eastern Shore participating in the outreach program can watch what \"their\" birds are doing.

If you live in an area that hosts populations of purple Martins, you can encourage them to live near your property (and chase off birds of prey) by putting Martin houses or gourds up on a high pole.

ParadiseFoundFarm:
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If you live in an area that hosts populations of purple Martins, you can encourage them to live near your property (and chase off birds of prey) by putting Martin houses or gourds up on a high pole. [/quote]

Great Advise!  I have martins on my farm who house I have no idea where and I\'m going to put up a house next spring.  Thank you!

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