Ludwig this is my final post in this thread.
Your opinion matters to me, I apparently, here or in my firm and unbending views about greens politics, hurt the feelings of Ammonite.
I said sorry but did not feel I had deliberately did anything wrong.
Having asked for your advice, then rejected it I feel the need to say this.
My situation is such,my educating myself too on this subject tells me I am doing nothing wrong.
I have not attempted to poison them,will trap and kill them.
To defend my drinking water fruit trees and maybe my health.
If Ludwig bird flue gets a hold ,it is in my view it will be transfered via these birds.
The size of the flocks the way they live close to and on humanity's waste and left overs.
It entered my head to tell you why I do not take your advice, I am not being rude, would love to know as much as you do about our trees.
But as no doubt you do too Having weighed up all views I act on my final opinion.

No worries Belly. Thanks for that.

I wonder if we will agree or disagree on the next subject that meet up on. Either way, it is always good to exchange views with you.Cheers.

Belly

I'm about as thin-skinned as you - think about that.

Keep up with the trapping old chum, there was some research into creating infertile pigeons, maybe the same could be applied to Mynahs, but have bad feeling that reason that this technique has not reached universal application is due to other birds being afflicted. Seems to me the more we meddle with nature, the more we screw it up. I am enough of a misanthrope to consider the true pest species is the human race - that is until I listen to music, go to the theatre, art centre or simply watch my footy team play in top-form.

Or climb on my own roof clean out gutters and sweep the roof clear and survey the surrounding vista - I have not been able to do this for some time and have had to hire people - it is so frustrating not to be able to do this myself (problems with back and shoulder). In fact I feel happiest when I have either brushcut my property or elegantly pruned some of my trees - pruning is an art say I.

Sorry I digress, am chafing at my (temporary) loss of power. I am not sure about possible passing of bird flu via mynahs, Belly, how would you feel if kookaburras became the vessel of infection? Just a thought.

Ammonite I made a comment in answer to yours to me in YOUR thread about half an hour ago.
Yes I get the thin skinned remark.
Your comment here,both the early one and the latest one,inferred I was rude.
Well maybe in this post and the one just posted.
See it is true every word, I hated school, mum and dad understood, as the eldest in a big,and hungry family,I would not be there long.
Work called the eldest in big bush family's.
But in a town with 13 kids in the whole school, plus me my brothers and sisters made up eight, my teacher hated my dads politics, ALP.
He took it out on me, every thing I did was wrong, had no time for teachers ever since, thankfully got addicted to education long after I left.
Are you a teacher?
Given myna birds are imported, known pest, RSPCA and every coastal council in NSW involved in control that sees advice given how to kill them?
Given I AM A CONSERVATIONIST who made a garden to bring and shelter native birds.
Given Ammonite I asked for information read hour after hour and your Link to University that told me how to trap and kill them.
May I with your permission?,do as I have done all my life, first research, get advice, think the issue out then act?
Kookaburras are my favorite birds.
IF THEY BOUGHT BIRD FLUE I WOULD KILL THEM WOULD YOU?

Belly

If Kookaburra's spread bird-flu, I'd move to another planet. They're my favourite bird also.

You don't need my permission to trap - you said yourself I gave you the links on how-to. Being a little facetious there matey. I recently had to kill a big rat the cat brought in and apologised to the animal while I broke its neck with a shovel. I talk to trees as well.

;P

No I am not a teacher, but often assumed to be. Make of that what you will. I guess I must sound like I am lecturing you - not intentional.

ok fair enough yes I took it that way and say sorry
How about we start again?
I talk to a log, me in my garden chat away like a parrot while weeding