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    Quote Originally Posted by Stumpy View Post


    Was relaxing in the shade and had a "Friend" doing the same. I have about 6 or 7 mating pairs of these doves around. Fun to watch the little ones take first flight as my Lab Judy waits patiently for one to land on a low branch.....
    I thought the same thing when the Doves started hanging around my house. Their shit is very similar to pigeon shit. They wore out their welcome when they started shitting all over my deck in mass. I bought a couple water blaster cannons from Amazon and put a bucket of water on the deck. I declared war on those flying shit machines. Every time I heard them cooing, I was out in a flash with cannons gushing streams of water on those shitty varmints.

    Even considered taking up falconry when I observed one of our local falcons dinning on one of the Doves. It only took a couple weeks of persistent blaster work to get the local Dove population to consider my house a no fly/roost zone.

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    I put the dog food out where they could see it and shot 4 of the fkrs then hung one up for a few days. That was the beginning of August and I've not had any problems since.

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    Green owed DD. My neighbors pigeon infestation continues on and I routinely thin the flock. Took out a pair that landed on my car park roof. That's how it all starts. Then a nest under an eave, nasty shit smell and mess and bugs. And pigeon offspring nest where they were hatched.

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    Quote Originally Posted by CalEden View Post
    wore out their welcome when they started shitting all over my deck in mass.
    I agree Cal. If they started nesting in and around the house, they would be off'd like the pigeons. They can enjoy the trees and are welcome around the property.

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    They were actually nesting on a ledge at my neighbours house cos I blocked off all the ledges at my house, but they were getting a vantage point of my garden and the dog food which never there any more.

    The neighbours had an AC box there and they were roosting under it. I guess they got fed up us me coming home every night and either shooting or hosing the nest that they moved the AC box to ground level. Didn't even clear up the mess, I'll take a pic and share it. You can see all my pellet holes haha.

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    Quote Originally Posted by dirk diggler View Post
    The neighbours had an AC box there and they were roosting under it.
    My neighbors have an old teak house with long eaves and lots of open gaps where they started as a breeding pair, Had offspring which nested next to them, rinse and repeat for 6 or so years. There is pigeon shit running down the side of their house. They constantly make noise. My FIL hates them to and loves when I off them. What usually happens is the new young ones that start to land at my place have no idea and they are easy kills and to the trash they go. Of course that's after I have to pry it out of my Labs mouth. She sees me with the pellet gun and starts to get wound up. Good hunting dog for sure.

    Quote Originally Posted by dirk diggler View Post
    Didn't even clear up the mess, I'll take a pic and share it. You can see all my pellet holes haha.
    That's usually the problem. People do not clean up their mess and it is awful and draws flies and other disease carrying creatures to their shit, especially cockroaches. They LOVE pigeon shit

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    Quote Originally Posted by dirk diggler View Post
    I put the dog food out where they could see it and shot 4 of the fkrs
    I enjoy most wildlife, feral pigeons though are just flying rats, vermin. If they stay away from me then I'll stay away from them.

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    Feathers and shit in the pool everyday.

    Certainly the only creature on this earth that I despise.

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    Good stuff but eating the feral ones here could be hazardous to your health.

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    I have one of these in my garden to lay drain pipes and at the local council's expense.


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    Here’s the mess they left behind when they moved the AC that the pigeons kept roosting under. Most of those holes were direct kills so it took them a while to take action.

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    Not sure what they’re up to now.

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    Anyway, the other day I could smell a rat. I’d seen the dogs get interested in something, then I saw one scarper. But then I realised this guy was hanging around and put out a trap.

    Took 2 days to catch the bastard.

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    I left him overnight to enjoy his last supper of papaya, then drowned the fkr the next morning like I was putting chips in the fryer.

    Bye bye.
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    Oriental garden lizard. They are probably about the place all year, I see them more at this season. He should feel right at home, what with this being an oriental garden.

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    After the recent rains , everything seems to be blossoming
    No idea what it's called other than Sway Sway
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    And a Lime tree I planted a few weeks ago seems to be taking well
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    Quote Originally Posted by Buckaroo Banzai View Post
    No idea what it's called other than Sway Sway
    Is it Petrea volubilis, Queen's Wreath/Sandpaper Vine? I was trying to find out because I have seen it around and thought about planting some but Petrea volubilis is an American plant and I felt there should be an Asian version.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Shutree View Post
    Is it Petrea volubilis, Queen's Wreath/Sandpaper Vine? I was trying to find out because I have seen it around and thought about planting some but Petrea volubilis is an American plant and I felt there should be an Asian version.
    Got it at a local garden shop here in Khon Kaen , and I am not surprised it is called Sandpaper Vine, the leaves do indeed feel like sandpaper.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Shutree View Post
    Is it Petrea volubilis, Queen's Wreath/Sandpaper Vine? I was trying to find out because I have seen it around and thought about planting some but Petrea volubilis is an American plant and I felt there should be an Asian version.
    Puang kraam in Thai: พวงคราม




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    Quote Originally Posted by Neverna View Post
    Puang kraam in Thai: พวงคราม
    Thanks. I thought it was, only surprised because it is not native to Asia. I have seen it around, it is an attractive plant, it seems popular with new coffee shops that want to attract the selfie set.

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    One of our neighbours have this plant (I'm pretty sure) growing in their driveway and all this talk motivated me to finally get off my arse and do something about it today. It's been on my mind for some time as the flowers look lovely.

    I like an excuse to visit these neighbours as they have a very attractive daughter, mid to late 30s, who I must admit I quite like. I've often thought that if she was a little younger and didn't live with her family next door, she would make a pretty good Mia Noi.

    Anyway, sadly I was lumbered talking to the father today and she was nowhere to be seen.



    He told me several times what the plant is called but of course I had forgotten around six seconds later. I think Nev has it, however.

    The father gave me a bag of the dried flowers and told me the plants are easy to grow from seed (well, at least I think that's what he said).



    My daughter helped me to de-seed the flowers... after a great deal of pleading.



    As an aside, these seeds/flowers spin in the air like a sycamore seed to aid seed dispersal by the wind. If you look above Anna's head you can see one spinning in the air.



    We collected around 30 seeds and after soaking overnight I'll plant them in the morning. I'll let you know how we get on.


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    Quote Originally Posted by Mendip View Post
    The father gave me a bag of the dried flowers and told me the plants are easy to grow from seed (well, at least I think that's what he said).
    Hmm. I got flowers all over the place.
    Did not know about the seeds,
    I am walking over there now to take a look

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    ^^^ Hmm, I think my Whatchamacallit plan is shooting blanks, Hundreds of flowers on the floor and not a one seed.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Mendip View Post
    I've often thought that if she was a little younger
    She'd know nothing. Thirties is perfect.

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    This is getting a bit creepy for gardening

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    Quote Originally Posted by malmomike77 View Post
    This is getting a bit creepy for gardening
    He could build a small sala for her, in the garden.

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    build a small sala and they will come

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    Quote Originally Posted by Shutree View Post
    She'd know nothing. Thirties is perfect.
    I wasn't planning on discussing Latin conjunctives with her.

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