We used to have barn swallows here in the summer months. They 'bothered' the church folk as the singing was louder than the choirs so the priests had the nests shot of the church every year. (This was back in the 70's before church folk realized that nature actually had a plan). Now we have no more swallows in the area at all and a huge increase in the amounts of mosquitoes. I've started building bat houses to try and get the mosquitoes under control. Please send me your swallows! Mary-Anne Northern Ontario ----- Original Message ----- From: "stormy435" <stormy435@xxxxxxx> To: <SoilentGrn@xxxxxxx>; <showgsd-l@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> Sent: Saturday, March 14, 2009 12:32 AM Subject: [ SHOWGSD-L ] Re: The Birds!! Lissa, one of my very favorite memories was going to a RV place WAY out in the desert swimming in a heated (through a pipe out in the sun coming down the mountainside) huge pool, and the swallows (zoooming) diving at the water (well, we were in there TOO) at abut 3 in the a.m. Too hot to sleep, but those birds were awake and diving. Then the burros started braying up on the mountainsides. Swallows are FUN! S On Mar 13, 2009, at 9:24:56 PM, SoilentGrn@xxxxxxx wrote: The swallows are due back March 19th. They build mud nests on your walls for 6 months, usually in places you cannot reach. They scoff at plastic owls. This year I am ready for them, This Is WAR! Lissa ******* -- Stormy Hope www.carpoc.org AKC Legislative Liaison, GSDCA GSDs, and more, clubs ============================================================================ POST is Copyrighted 2008. 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/ ============================================================================ ============================================================================ POST is Copyrighted 2008. 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/ ============================================================================