Tampa: Don't feed the birds! They are ingrates. Plus, you aren't allowed to feed them. Or kill them.
Zephryhills, Florida - Some people who live in a subdivision in a Pasco County community are finding out feeding sandhill cranes has some expensive consequences. State fish and wildlife biologists have verified cranes fed by residents have destroyed screened porches, vinyl siding and car door mirrors and finishes. The birds have caused thousands of dollars damage at nearly a dozen homes in the Oak Run subdivision. Wildlife biologists say it is illegal to feed sandhill cranes in Florida...It’s illegal to harass or injure sandhill cranes, punishable by a $5,000 fine and/or five years in prison.