Fence will keep cats off the birds
Photo credit: AP | Willow, a 6-year-old calico cat that went missing from her Colorado home during a renovation five years ago, sits in a cage at her temporary home in Manhattan. (Sept. 14, 2011)
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A common problem for those who feed wild birds in winter is how to keep outdoor cats from pouncing on the wild birds that feed on the ground around the feeder. These birds might include song sparrows and juncos.
Tips that I have received from readers include a possible solution:
It seems that a foot-high fence -- sort of like one that you would edge a flower bed with -- encircling the...
