'Bird Lady of Pennywell' Tracy O'Neill talks about the ongoing dispute with neighbours over feeding birds in her garden.
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00:15 Okay, and Tres, we understand you've got a reputation in the local area for feeding the birds, so what is it which makes you want to feed them so much?
00:23 Because it's like, it's my anxiety relief, it's like, what I've, in my life.
00:29 And how long have you been doing it for?
00:31 About 8 years now.
00:32 I understand that this year there's been a few issues with complaints, so what's happened?
00:37 I was getting, like, I've got neighbours videoing us, feeding the birds on my own property.
00:42 I understand that you've also had a letter from Gen 2, what did the letter say?
00:46 They're threatening for eviction for feeding the birds.
00:48 And how do you feel about that?
00:50 Horrible.
00:51 It's just wrong so many ways, there's that much going on in this world, and now we're getting a written eviction for feeding birds.
01:00 So what's been given as the reason, why are they saying that?
01:03 Just say they said it's vermin, but...
01:06 And what would your response be to that?
01:08 Well, but, I, what can you do, I can't, there's nothing I can, like, really say about the vermin.
01:16 Did you take measures to try and not get the food on the floor?
01:18 Yeah, yeah, I put the tile up at height now.
01:21 So how do you feel having now had this letter, are you very worried about what's going to happen?
01:25 Yeah, yeah, I don't want to be on the streets, just for feeding birds.
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