Morning Glories: What would chew through a morning glory stem?, 1 by beckygardener

beckygardener wrote:
Ron - I agree with you about the rodents clearing their paths by chewing plants down. I am sure that was what was happening to my MGs until I added the soda bottles around the bases. Every once in while, I see another annual plant in that area falling over, which I don't worry too much about. I was mainly trying to protect the MGs and a couple of other vines. LOL!

Some of the rodents haven't been removed by the owls yet. I hear the owls hooting every night from the trees in the vacant property directly behind my backyard fence. :-) I am sure they hang out near my yard because they know the rodents come through my yard. :-) Dinner time I am sure! :-)

Here is a photo I got of one of the owls (there is a family of at least 3) taken back in February. It perches right on my birdfeeder, waiting for the rodents to come at night to eat the seeds on the ground. :-) I walked right up to this owl and snapped several photos. It's a small brown owl. Probably a Florida native. But looking at those claws, I wouldn't want it to get mad at me! LOL!

My yard seems to have become quite a habitat for numerous creatures. It's always fascinating to watch the eco-system here. :-)

I'll keep using my empty soda bottles until they chew through one! LOL!