{"id":1523,"date":"2015-01-06T12:57:23","date_gmt":"2015-01-06T16:57:23","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/hnpnc.com\/site\/?p=1523"},"modified":"2015-01-06T12:57:23","modified_gmt":"2015-01-06T16:57:23","slug":"bird-feeders-at-georgetown-hospital","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/hnpnc.com\/site\/bird-feeders-at-georgetown-hospital","title":{"rendered":"Bird Feeders at Georgetown Hospital"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>By Don Scallen &#8211;<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>I\u2019ve spent a lot of time recently at the Georgetown Hospital, visiting my mother who suffered a broken pelvis on December 1st. Looking out the windows of the various rooms she\u2019s occupied, it occurred to me that a strategically placed bird feeder or two could be a pleasant diversion for bed-bound patients.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/hnpnc.com\/site\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/01\/birdfeeder-don.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft size-medium wp-image-1516\" src=\"http:\/\/hnpnc.com\/site\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/01\/birdfeeder-don-214x300.jpg\" alt=\"birdfeeder-don\" width=\"214\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/hnpnc.com\/site\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/01\/birdfeeder-don-214x300.jpg 214w, https:\/\/hnpnc.com\/site\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/01\/birdfeeder-don.jpg 571w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 214px) 100vw, 214px\" \/><\/a>The hospital management heartily endorsed my proposal to install the feeders. I purchased two feeders along with poles and squirrel baffles from <a href=\"http:\/\/guelph.wbu.com\/\" target=\"_blank\">Wild Birds Unlimited<\/a> in Guelph. Manager Richard Tofflemire generously offered a large discount on the total cost after I explained the project. He also provided two 20kg bags of seed and a carton of suet cakes at no cost.<\/p>\n<p>Sandy Gillians and I erected the feeders just prior to Christmas. They now await discovery by the neighbourhood birds.<\/p>\n<p>I\u2019ll maintain the feeders throughout the winter and then likely remove them as the voracious grackles return in early spring. I\u2019ll re-install them next fall. Both feeders are currently placed fairly close together in the hospital\u2019s courtyard. One may eventually be relocated to another area of the hospital grounds.<\/p>\n<p>Our club executive has agreed to help pay for these feeders, with money from membership fees. They are ours to celebrate.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>By Don Scallen &#8211; I\u2019ve spent a lot of time recently at the Georgetown Hospital, visiting my mother who suffered a broken pelvis on December 1st. 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