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    I am still waiting on my developer to finish up on the Classifieds Control Panel so I can use it to encourage members into becoming paying members. Google Adsense has become a real burden on the viewing of this site, but honestly it is the ONLY source of income now that keeps it afloat. I tried offering disabling the ads being viewed by paying members, but apparently that is not enough incentive. Quite frankly, Google Adsense has dropped down to where it barely brings in enough daily to match even a single paid member per day. But it still gets the bills paid. But at what cost?

    So even without the classifieds control panel being complete, I believe I am going to have to disable those Google ads completely and likely disable some options here that have been free since going to the new platform. Like classified ad bumping, member name changes, and anything else I can use to encourage this site to be supported by the members instead of the Google Adsense ads.

    But there is risk involved. I will not pay out of pocket for very long during this last ditch experimental effort. If I find that the membership does not want to support this site with memberships, then I cannot support your being able to post your classified ads here for free. No, I am not intending to start charging for your posting ads here. I will just shut the site down and that will be it. I will be done with FaunaClassifieds. I certainly don't need this, and can live the rest of my life just fine without it. If I see that no one else really wants it to survive neither, then so be it. It goes away and you all can just go elsewhere to advertise your animals and merchandise.

    Not sure when this will take place, and I don't intend to give any further warning concerning the disabling of the Google Adsense. Just as there probably won't be any warning if I decide to close down this site. You will just come here and there will be some sort of message that the site is gone, and you have a nice day.

    I have been trying to make a go of this site for a very long time. And quite frankly, I am just tired of trying. I had hoped that enough people would be willing to help me help you all have a free outlet to offer your stuff for sale. But every year I see less and less people coming to this site, much less supporting it financially. That is fine. I tried. I retired the SerpenCo business about 14 years ago, so retiring out of this business completely is not that big if a step for me, nor will it be especially painful to do. When I was in Thailand, I did not check in here for three weeks. I didn't miss it even a little bit. So if you all want it to remain, it will be in your hands. I really don't care either way.

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    Some people have indicated that finding the method to contribute is rather difficult. And I have to admit, that it is not all that obvious. So to help, here is a thread to help as a quide. How to become a contributing member of FaunaClassifieds.

    And for the record, I will be shutting down the Google Adsense ads on January 1, 2025.
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Infested with wild turkeys!

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Looked out the bedroom window several days ago and saw a bunch of wild turkeys rooting around on the ground for food. Connie said she counted 13 or them, plus or minus. Taking video through the window glass isn't the best thing you can do, but I didn't think they would hang around if I walked outside.

Sure can tell my hands are getting unsteady with age. How the camera (Panasonic Lumix DMC-FZ1000) was able to focus on the turkeys instead of the trees and limbs between me and them really surprised me. Did go out of focus a few times, but all in all not too bad.

In 4K if you can watch it that way.



https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SSUXCmGKMIg
 
Hey thanks for sharing, & I think it's a very good video. We have wild turkeys around here (AR) too, but I can't look out my window & see them. Reminds me of watching that excellent PBS program, "My life as a turkey". (-or something like that?) Lots worse things you could be "infested" with, lol.
 
Haha definitely could have a worse infestation. The good news if the turkeys get to brave they taste delicious:exactly:
Good luck with them.
 
Out here in Danville CA we have tons of them.
I don’t think they are indigenous.
A buddy and I talked about it and the harm they can do.
They might be starving our indigenous critters out.
On another note he also has bad things to say about the wild horses that are in Nevada.
I just can’t go that far.
I love me them wild horses and often see them in the Black Rock Desert.
If turkey’s are harming our reptiles by eating all the food and are not indigenous to the area they need to be culled.
But that’s just my opinion.
Andy.
 
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