Bird Watching

[marisca]

If your pride and joy is on the hard and you haven't blocked your exhaust outlet then I suggest you do. A couple of years ago sparrows started nest building in the exhaust pipe of a boat not unlike mine. It turned out that even sparrows have rights and that eviction before any offspring have left the nest of their own freewill is an illegal act punishable by a hefty fine. So if you don't want to lose the first couple of months of the season, stuff an oily rag up your pipe, soonest.

Oh, and don't forget to remove it before starting the donk!

[Arghiro]

I think I might accidentally start the donk on the hard without even noticing the poor little dickey birds.

Now wouldn't that be a shame?

[sahona]

Last year we had a couple of pidgeons squatting under a neighbouring boats tarpaulin. The nest was carefully relocated to the shore by the owner, but they came back. Next time he wasn't so careful.
They are just vermin after all.
Maybe we should sometimes stand up for our place in the pecking order so to speak.
And just don't mention the fekkin shytalk seagulls. I understand they are a protected species because they do valuable work scavenging and cleaning the beaches. If so, why don't they learn to clean up after themselves?