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When is a bird feeder NOT a bird feeder?

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Old 18-05-2008, 9:38 PM   #1
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When is a bird feeder NOT a bird feeder?

When it's a RAT feeder!
The cheeky little blighter!!!!

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Old 18-05-2008, 10:16 PM   #2
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Re: When is a bird feeder NOT a bird feeder?

Cue 'Best lens for RIF shots?' threads...
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Old 18-05-2008, 10:29 PM   #3
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Re: When is a bird feeder NOT a bird feeder?

Hope it didn't survive the journey back?
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Old 19-05-2008, 8:50 AM   #4
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Re: When is a bird feeder NOT a bird feeder?

I don't know what you shot that with but I would have used a .22
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Old 19-05-2008, 12:54 PM   #5
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Re: When is a bird feeder NOT a bird feeder?

Looks like a mouse to me. Dont rats have a pink tail and generally much larger?
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Old 19-05-2008, 1:13 PM   #6
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Re: When is a bird feeder NOT a bird feeder?

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Looks like a mouse to me. Dont rats have a pink tail and generally much larger?

Yep not a rat, a field mouse by the looks of it.
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Old 19-05-2008, 8:22 PM   #7
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Re: When is a bird feeder NOT a bird feeder?

Cheers guys.
Rat, mouse, whatever. It's NOT a bird

(Very relieved it's not a rat, as the Mrs was going crazy!!!)
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Old 19-05-2008, 8:26 PM   #8
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Re: When is a bird feeder NOT a bird feeder?

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(Very relieved it's not a rat, as the Mrs was going crazy!!!)
Now maybe NOT the best time to tell her, you never have one mouse....
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