I bought a bird  feeder.  I hung

it on my back porch and filled

it with seed.  What a beauty of

a bird feeder it is, as I filled it

lovingly with seed.  Within  a

week we had hundreds of birds

taking advantage of  the

continuous flow of free and

easily accessible food.



But then the birds started

building nests in the boards

of the patio, above the table,

and next to the barbecue.

Then came the poop. It was  

everywhere: on the patio tile,

the chairs, the table,

everywhere!

Then some of the birds

turned mean.  They would

dive bomb me and try to

peck me even though I had

fed them out of my  own

pocket.  



And others birds were

boisterous and loud.  They

sat on the feeder and

squawked and screamed at

all hours of the day and night

and demanded that I fill it

when it got low on food.



After a while, I couldn't even

sit on my own back porch

anymore.  So I took down the

bird feeder and in three days

the birds were gone.  I cleaned

up their mess and took down

the many nests they had built

all over the patio.



Soon, the back yard was like

it used to be.... quiet, serene

and no one demanding their

rights to a free meal.