Originally Posted by sez

It's a bird, for god's sake. Net your crops.

I agree with two sheds - if you shoot it another one will move in, you will have achieved nothing apart from hurting an innocent creature to stop it from eating your lottie veg, which i'm betting is a hobby for you and not essential to your very survival.

Killing should be something done with respect according to NEED, not to 'protect' your hobby from a creature trying to feed itself.