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    Will Sturgeon

    Removing a determined bird from its favorite perch in your rigging is much like “retraining” the squirrels at a bird feeder. Author Will Sturgeon has just begun to fight. Look carefully to see his “bird wires” just above the spreaders.
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    Guano with the wind

    Defeating the feathered menaces that alight in your rigging Issue 24 : May/June 2002 How many times have you scrubbed your deck only to notice, scant minutes later, a juicy purple Rorschach pattern vi...

    Will Sturgeon
    September 25, 2026
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    Count your blessings

    Chance meeting reawakens feelings of gratitude and enthusiasm Issue 39 : Nov/Dec 2004 Another exuberant gust shook the mast, rattling the rigging, and dragging my attention from the novel on my lap. G...

    Will Sturgeon
    September 3, 2026
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