Woodpeckers, Jays, squawky Grackles emptying feeders<\/p>\n
The Crows wait on the ground for theirs<\/p>\n
Never a cute little Bluebird, a Yellow Finch<\/p>\n
Always the loud insistent sloppy eaters<\/p>\n
<\/p>\n
Bags of seed and slabs of suet disappear daily<\/p>\n
Trips to the hardware store a weekly event<\/p>\n
Needing a coupon each time to keep bellies full<\/p>\n
The pleasure of nature becoming a mandate<\/p>\n
<\/p>\n
Now Pigeons in the barn dirty feathers abound<\/p>\n
A nightmare of bodily debris gathers<\/p>\n
Swooping low to exit with indignant cries<\/p>\n
As though their eviction would be illegal<\/p>\n
<\/p>\n
A mother Robin manages to hatch her young<\/p>\n
Risking trips for food while Pigeons complain<\/p>\n
Perhaps another week until her babies can fly<\/p>\n
To leave this hostile world and return to trees<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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