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  My feeders are being swarmed by these spectacular birds...

  by Gregor in

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  evening grosbeaks.

  sometimes erroneously called yellow finches.

  beautiful.

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  Have all you bird watchers considered joining http://www.birds.cornell.edu/pfw/ (The Cornell Lab of Ornithology) I did this past year. You watch 2 consecutive days a week for as long as you want. 15 minutes or all day, and report your findings. They keep track of your counts, species, and rare birds. It was really fun. The last count ended April 9th but starts up again in the fall.

  I highly recommend it, To join its about 17.00 for the year....so worth it! You get access to all kinds of studies, help with bird ID's, see whats happening in your state and across the U.S. and Canada, etc. You get a great calendar and your information is used by Cornell for many different studies.

  Moshe, your sighting of Monk Parakeets would be especially prized.

  Everyone, please join if you can.

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  My feeders are being swarmed by these spectacular birds...

  by Gregor in

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  evening grosbeaks.

  sometimes erroneously called yellow finches.

  beautiful.

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  Wow Gregor, I'm envious. My feeders have been left for now with just an occasional Jay or Cardinal.

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  What year Did you Stop Attending Meetings - How Long were you a JW ?

  by flipper in

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  i'm trying to compare some statistics and figures on this to share later in the thread to see if more long-time witnesses are exiting- or are newer witnesses exiting after a shorter period of time.

  and - are more people exiting in the last 10 to 15 years than before.

  so your answers would be helpful in looking into this .

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  Good lord, Flipper, I never saw this thread and certainly didn't mean to upstage you. Perhaps you can take the responses from mine and combine with yours as it will be very make for very interesting stats.......so sorry!

  To answer your question: Born in 1959, out in 1976.
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  What's your Favorite TV show of all time?

  by serenitynow! in

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  if you can't tell from my username, i am a seinfeld fan.

  seinfeld is the best show ever!

  law and order is second.. jada.

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  restrangled

  Here is Archie Bunker on Gun control in the skies:

  http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=s-BSuOAGoC4&feature=related
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  What's your Favorite TV show of all time?

  by serenitynow! in

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  if you can't tell from my username, i am a seinfeld fan.

  seinfeld is the best show ever!

  law and order is second.. jada.

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  Little Rock Guy....Thanks for the laugh.....it hasn't changed much has it????

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  Gardeners your most dreaded project?....sorry more fluff!

  by restrangled in

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  this winter in florida we had horrible freezes for days on end.

  it managed to kill 20 year old bouganvilla.

  now in case you don't know what this is, it's a horrible invasive plant from hell but looks beautiful.

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  Think about it, I hear you about prized dead Tropicals. I had 20 year old white birds of paradise, absolute beauties probably 18 plus feet tall, dead....dead as door nails. Yes, I have young shoots coming up from the base, but I'll probably be dead before they reach there previous glory. I have nurtured them for years upon years. One of my favorite things was to make flower arrangements with the fresh bracts, ferns, etc. They would last for weeks in a vase.

  
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  Gardeners your most dreaded project?....sorry more fluff!

  by restrangled in

  1. jw
  2. friends

  this winter in florida we had horrible freezes for days on end.

  it managed to kill 20 year old bouganvilla.

  now in case you don't know what this is, it's a horrible invasive plant from hell but looks beautiful.

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  Cinnamon, the Owl is pretty quiet. I heard him this morning while watching the news, shut off the TV and ran out with field glasses. He was not to be heard again.

  I also wake up in the middle of the night, and take my dog out. That's when I hear him the most. The most spine chilling Who who who...who who you have ever heard.

  My cat, and Doberman keep the mice, opossums and raccoons at bay, although it's more often rats that are a problem. I had to purchase poison this spring and place it under my deck that was not accessible to any other wild life.

  I feed birds, so I developed quite a rat population that actually had the nerve to come out and eat the left over seed while I was in their presence. Needless to say I was mortified! I haven't had any since, and thankfully they didn't expire under my deck which is very low to the ground.

  I'm still curious about your praying mantis. Did you purchase a nest, or just have it in your yard?

  r.
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  What's your Favorite TV show of all time?

  by serenitynow! in

  1. jw
  2. friends

  if you can't tell from my username, i am a seinfeld fan.

  seinfeld is the best show ever!

  law and order is second.. jada.

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  I still love All in the Family, and whats so funny is that the "Archie Bunker" attitude has re-emerged big time in this country and he would be considered a perfect card carrying member of the extreme right wing, Fox News watching American.

  Also love the Sopranos and Seinfeld.

  "House " isn't bad either.

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  Gardeners your most dreaded project?....sorry more fluff!

  by restrangled in

  1. jw
  2. friends

  this winter in florida we had horrible freezes for days on end.

  it managed to kill 20 year old bouganvilla.

  now in case you don't know what this is, it's a horrible invasive plant from hell but looks beautiful.

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  restrangled

  Truthseekeriam, so your Bougainvillea are alive? I am so relieved mine are finally dead. They become uncontrollable here in Florida.

  Mine were about 18 feed wide and 10 feet high. Weeding I don't mind.

  Good luck.

  Cinnamon, that is the most interesting thing I have heard....hatching praying mantis. Did you raise them yourself? and what area do you live in if you care disclose that info.? What a fantastic idea!

  We get gigantic grasshoppers that eat everything, but that brings in all kinds of birds. I also hear a Great Horned Owl at night so he has to be close. One night I actually felt the rush of his wings.....silent as all get out but the rush of air was incredible, and then he sat in my backyard Oak and did the Who Who Who routine for about an hour.

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  Gardeners your most dreaded project?....sorry more fluff!

  by restrangled in

  1. jw
  2. friends

  this winter in florida we had horrible freezes for days on end.

  it managed to kill 20 year old bouganvilla.

  now in case you don't know what this is, it's a horrible invasive plant from hell but looks beautiful.

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  restrangled

  This winter in Florida we had horrible freezes for days on end. It managed to kill 20 year old Bouganvilla. Now in case you don't know what this is, it's a horrible invasive plant from hell but looks beautiful.

  The problem is the 1 to 2 inch thorns that can leave you hurting for days. Even dead, the thorns will deliver a painful sting. You can't bag the stuff, it needs to be burned. We can't burn here. Lawn guys charge triple to remove any cut branches. I just spent two hours with gloves, and I am 1/4 the way done. My arms, are cut to pieces, I stepped on several thorns that went up through my shoes.

  here is the plant:

  

  So what are you dreading/dealing with this spring?

  r.