tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2910901195415494293.post2448212404098547830..comments2023-10-23T18:26:13.400-06:00Comments on Rena Jones: I'll never learn ...Rena Joneshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02328844122193024220noreply@blogger.comBlogger15125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2910901195415494293.post-64654405161530020652008-10-25T19:47:00.000-06:002008-10-25T19:47:00.000-06:00Bahahaha Tracy! I'll send Nips & Andy righ...Bahahaha Tracy! I'll send Nips & Andy right over with their wish lists! I tell you, they're going to be ticked off soon.<BR/><BR/>Speaking of which, we had a flock of finch and other birds come by the fountain today. They've been making themselves a little scarce lately. But I swear to you, THREE or FOUR of them crashed into the window all one right after another today. Thunk, thunk, thunk, thunk! Fortunately, they hit where the screen was, so they flew off. But GEEZ!Rena Joneshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02328844122193024220noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2910901195415494293.post-39178370813221381452008-10-25T19:44:00.000-06:002008-10-25T19:44:00.000-06:00Do squirrells count as 'wildlife?' Hey - I am a c...Do squirrells count as 'wildlife?' Hey - I am a city girl - our squirrels come up, hand us a list of food supplies they need for the winter and a bad to fill! We are truly civilized! lolAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2910901195415494293.post-31875012002944101492008-10-25T12:59:00.000-06:002008-10-25T12:59:00.000-06:00Sorry about your bird feeder! We don't get much wi...Sorry about your bird feeder! We don't get much wildlife here in the city, but there are squirrels and birds, including pigeons and seagulls. We even saw a racoon on a bridge for the train. He was just walking along the outside, going from one side to the other. <BR/><BR/>When we go apple picking, we've seen deer. There are bears and other wildlife too, but we've only seen deer.srublehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09258955808195282768noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2910901195415494293.post-24050113706911268892008-10-25T11:25:00.000-06:002008-10-25T11:25:00.000-06:00Wow, they really destroyed that one. We get lots ...Wow, they really destroyed that one. We get lots of birds; little finches and mourning and turtle doves and crows. An occasional, but rare fox and lots of squirrels.<BR/><BR/>NancyAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2910901195415494293.post-49637319054051500232008-10-25T07:55:00.000-06:002008-10-25T07:55:00.000-06:00I get none, you are very lucky to have that sort o...I get none, you are very lucky to have that sort of trouble :)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2910901195415494293.post-89882472369283075852008-10-25T05:35:00.000-06:002008-10-25T05:35:00.000-06:00Apart from the echidna I blogged about a couple of...Apart from the echidna I blogged about a couple of weeks ago, the wildlife at our place is usually birds or lizards, an occasional snake, but not much else. There are kangaroos on the property, but they never venture too close to the house and the foxes we hear stay away because of the dogs.Katehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06949383007237428146noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2910901195415494293.post-87312383616924720772008-10-25T04:05:00.000-06:002008-10-25T04:05:00.000-06:00We get lots of different birds in our yard. Becaus...We get lots of different birds in our yard. Because we are in the path of the spring/fall migrations we get a lot of visitors. We also have lizards and squirrels, deer, snakes, and tarantulas. Occationally we get an armadillo, possum or rabbit in the yard. Next door in the woods, we've seen porcupines, foxes and heard (rare)a mountain lion wandering through.Bish Denhamhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13359927719391990534noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2910901195415494293.post-28790369268022563712008-10-24T18:55:00.000-06:002008-10-24T18:55:00.000-06:00We have all kinds of wildlife around here...This s...We have all kinds of wildlife around here...This summer we had 2 pet ground hogs...they even got brave enough to come close to the house...which did not make Koda happy...Brendahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11938209711584620272noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2910901195415494293.post-64217002289008996982008-10-24T18:47:00.000-06:002008-10-24T18:47:00.000-06:00It's structure destruction week on your blog!We ge...It's structure destruction week on your blog!<BR/><BR/>We get squofers. As city folk, we're not sure what they really are, but they're huge and they look like the result of an unholy alliance between a squirrel and a gopher. They dig, and I think one of them mated with the neighbor's cat. Yikes.Jacquihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08277260387578439327noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2910901195415494293.post-19878885181664096552008-10-24T15:58:00.000-06:002008-10-24T15:58:00.000-06:00Wow! Sorry about your feeder, but you have some c...Wow! Sorry about your feeder, but you have some cool wildlife visitors! That happened at my dad's cabin once in northern Wisconsin when we were visiting. We couldn't believe the dogs didn't bark, the feeder was pretty close to the house!<BR/>We get deer, opossum, raccoons, an occasional coyote or fox, and lots of squirrels and chipmunks!Kelly Polarkhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10968381456100611120noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2910901195415494293.post-67565444381260512442008-10-24T15:06:00.000-06:002008-10-24T15:06:00.000-06:00Dang, that bear really worked it over, eh? Bummer....Dang, that bear really worked it over, eh? Bummer. <BR/><BR/>As for me, just house finches and some slightly larger birds that I don't know the name of, but have seen before.<BR/><BR/>GaleAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2910901195415494293.post-78305270837030721662008-10-24T12:16:00.000-06:002008-10-24T12:16:00.000-06:00Ooops again! I took this picture the day before ye...Ooops again! I took this picture the day before yesterday, and being the bum I am, I haven't picked up the feeder yet. I went outside this morning and everything is totally rearranged. Either the bear was back or the deer gave it a good kick around. I guess I better clean it up today.<BR/><BR/>Renata -- I bet that was fun having little monkeys all over the place. I don't mind the squirrels too much. They make me laugh most of the time. Somewhere in this blog is a post called "Nips the Squirrel" who seems to hang around the most.<BR/><BR/>Christy -- I've never heard of using pepper in a feeder, just the bear spray that's sold all over here. It's basically pepper spray. The only way to keep them from checking out the feeder is to remove it. I know better, but what can I say other than I'm an idiot. LOL!<BR/><BR/>Adrienne -- Now I don't normally like rats, but I would love to see a few just for photo sakes right now. My upcoming picture book is about a little rat named Dilly. I could always use rat pictures, but I'm not sure if I want them hanging around that much. Nips would probably take them out. She doesn't share too well ...Rena Joneshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02328844122193024220noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2910901195415494293.post-72487661346018887492008-10-24T10:58:00.000-06:002008-10-24T10:58:00.000-06:00Every bird feeder I put up becomes a rat feeder. N...Every bird feeder I put up becomes a rat feeder. Not charming! We've had possums and skunks under the deck and tons of lizards in our yard. We also have bunnies, coyotes, turkey vultures, rattlesnakes...and mountain lions have occasionally been spotted in the area (thankfully not in our neighborhood!)<BR/><BR/>Too bad for your feeders - they are not cheap, either!Adriennehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05583029102450754497noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2910901195415494293.post-86589674946544040512008-10-24T09:27:00.000-06:002008-10-24T09:27:00.000-06:00I recently heard someone talking about mixing in h...I recently heard someone talking about mixing in hot pepper with bird feed to keep squirrels away from bird feeders (because birds don't have taste buds and squirrels do) I wonder if the same trick would work to keep bears away? You never know. If you still don't "want to learn" maybe you can try that trick next time.<BR/><BR/>I'm in a more urban area so I don't get much more wildlife than an occasional deer and bats and household pets that have wandered away from home. One time there was a possom in our back yard. I thought he was dead, and then I realized where the term "playing possum" came from. They really do a good job of looking dead!C.R. Evershttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09034891037873664976noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2910901195415494293.post-15453245784426740372008-10-24T08:54:00.000-06:002008-10-24T08:54:00.000-06:00Oh, no! The birdfeeder :(We don't get much wildlif...Oh, no! The birdfeeder :(<BR/><BR/>We don't get much wildlife here. We have lots of deer, but I don't see them often, just their remains :(<BR/>In our neghboorhood all you see is squirrels, chipmunks and bunnies, with the occasional fox.<BR/>Back in Rio, we had little monkeys in the trees (tamarinds) just like we have squirrels here. Even though it's a big urban city, you can still find them in neighborhoods where you have lots of trees. Oh, they love gumdrops and will come to pick them up from your hand. I will have to find a few pictures to post.Lieslhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10904574189353482049noreply@blogger.com