Naw.......by about now the nest is so full that it halfway muffles or mutes the bell.......and we miss a lot of phone calls or you have to let it ring for a while..........<G> Silly birds. It's not as though we have a shortage of trees as our property is covered with huge oaks and pine trees not to mention maple and flowering pear trees we've planted.......but every year our bell gets a new nest. I've left it there a couple of times and they just add to it. Carolyn marhaven@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx www.Marhaven.com ----- Original Message ----- From: Valerie Harrington Perhaps deaf? Hmmm, sounds like animal abuse to me (LOL). Valerie Harrington From: "Terry Cochran" <fairway97045@xxxxxxxxx> > Or people shy :0) > > > > ________________________________ > From: Carolyn Martello <marhaven@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx> > > We have a big old fashioned outdoor bell or 'ringer' for our telephones > as we are outside a lot more > than we are inside. It is attached to our house on the corner where we > walk to the rear of the property > and it's only about 8 ft. off the ground. Two big ringers.> We have two birds build a nest right in the back of that bell where it > attaches to the house up under the> eave every single year for many years. It is a very loud bell and > amazes me they would build there. But > it does get 'muffled' as the nest gets bigger and filled with babies. > We've had as many as 5 baby birds> looking over the edge at us as we walk down the sidewalk to the back. > Too cute! > To make this dog related.........I assume they are not "sound > shy"..........<G> >> > Carolyn marhaven@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx > www.Marhaven.com > >> > I have a breeding pair of cardinals right by my bedroom window where > one> of the birdbaths is. My window has a wooden awning on with braced rods > that> they come back to make a nest every year. There is a huge bush > adjacent> to it that they fly in and out of. Of course I'm presuming it's the > same> pair,but it could be their offspring,but they are here every year. And > I> also have an all black squirrel ( no red tail--just all black) that's > been > around for a number of years-I see it summer and winter.And we are now > up to 8> deer that take sanctuary on my land,coming in through the front gate. > Fun> to watch all this wild life Helen Miller Fisher > > ============================================================================ POST is Copyrighted 2009. All material remains the property of the original author and of GSD Communication, Inc. NO REPRODUCTIONS or FORWARDS of any kind are permitted without prior permission of the original author AND of the Showgsd-l Management. ALL RIGHTS RESERVED. ALL PERSONS ARE ON NOTICE THAT THE FORWARDING, REPRODUCTION OR USE IN ANY MANNER OF ANY MATERIAL WHICH APPEARS ON SHOWGSD-L WITHOUT THE EXPRESS PERMISSION OF ALL PARTIES TO THE POST AND THE LIST MANAGEMENT IS EXPRESSLY FORBIDDEN, AND IS A VIOLATION OF LAW. VIOLATORS OF THIS PROHIBITION WILL BE PROSECUTED. For assistance, please contact the List Management at admin@xxxxxxxxxxxx VISIT OUR WEBSITE - http://showgsd.org NATIONAL BLOG - http://gsdnational.blogspot.com/ ============================================================================