Looks cute here......
stinkin' squirrel
Look what he did to my rug!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
OOPS.... nesting material?
Wouldn't ya think he'd already have it built for the winter....what a dope!
Insulation.
It may have had an interesting scent. He could be rebuilding the nest.
He knew this artic air was coming in across the country and need to better insulate. Smart squirrel......poor Jen!
Could have been a design conflict.
Hee hee he's a rug critic.
The article by the discerning critic could be, "Wholier than thou"
We have only a few rats with bushy tails on Nantucket. New residents since the 70's. But they are fun to watch in a park far away from my bulbs and bird seeds. The dogs got one last summer in the yard. Like the deer and the rabbits, I enjoy them, just elsewhere. Patti
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a squirrel makes a new nest after having babies. when the babies get a certain age she moves them to a new nest
we have baby squirrels here.
One climbed my bird feeder today, saw a glob of Crisco spiked with habenero and bhut jolokia dried peppers , froze there for half a minute and then backed his way down. They remember but they keep trying.
Yikes!!!
I may have to try the Crisco thing. "Squirrel Away" didn't work.
Jan23...ground hot pepper in Crisco is effective. After the first application, a squirrel ran across the yard, took a flying leap to snack, as was his habit, in my birdfeeder. He grabbed the pole about 2 and a half feet up, hung there for a few seconds, then slid down and landed with a plop! Began walking away and then sat down looking stunned...after a few minutes he staggered off...
No squirrels on the feeder for weeks after that. Word must get around. But their memory has to be refreshed. Now I'm wondering if the color of the spiked Crisco might have conditioned them to avoid reddish orange colors. Today the squirrel just looked at the glob of Crisco and backed off.
Do squirrels see in color?
Not if they try the bhut!
Victor...hahaha...
But with my luck I'll probably develop a following of Chile Head squirrels. They'll tell all their fiery food loving furry friends and the yard will be full of squirrels and other critters snacking on my squirrel repellent.
Hee hee - that would be my luck with the deer.
I'll need to try the spiked crisco thing, not on my rugs of course, might be a little messy for us humans
I am going to try the crisco too... thanks DP
Will have to try the crisco now, definitely.
Flowerjen...Jan23.....squirrels found the seed I put on a wicker stool on the porch today (lots of birds around and I wanted to give them another feeding station quick).
So.....made a special Trail Mix for the squirrels--Sunflower and Safflower seeds glazed with ground Habenero and Bhut Jolokia peppers--to put out in the morning. Let you know how it works tommorow.
Deer eat peanut butter don't they? Wonder if a taste of habenero peanut butter would deter them.
a 22 would work better...........
wha....wonder what dahlia-fed venison tastes like. Different from Japanese Iris-fed venison?
Can always give them that good PB from GA!
David i'm not sure - not a hunter and not a fan of venison - although i can asked my friends who are hunters - my guess is if they were eating either and they ended up vensison then it would be pretty good eats.
No PB & J?
LOL at you guys.
One deer gone, we heard the coyotes howl last night & when DH investigated this morning, he found tracks, a couple legs & fur. I would hope the deer stay away from the trail across our property, but you can't expect them to be that smart.
Quoting:
wha...wonder what dahlia-fed venison tastes like. Different from Japanese Iris-fed venison?
cracked me up
There is always daylily or hosta fed venison.
here I have hosta, sunflower, and lily fed!
IrisMa....as daylilies are used by home-brewers in beer, I bet daylily fed vension is good.
Perhaps we need a Northeast Gardening Vension Cook-off.
Have at least two catagories:
Best tasting vension and most expensive vension to raise
LOL
david have not heard about daylilly's in beer - i brew so i'll have to check this out
I prefer deerly departed.
Me neither....I do know you can eat them though. (daylilies)
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wha....purchased "The Homebrewers' Garden" this week and daylilies are listed. But any edible flower can and I suppose has been used to flavor beer. Nasturtiums might be nice.
But to return to raising meat.... a common misconception is that one has to hire a landscape architect or buy plants from White Flower Farms to raise good quality venison.
Not true.
With some work, it can be done on a budget by growing from seeds, cuttings and trading. Advanced hobbyists can , for under a thousand dollars, build a small greenhouse to protect their plants until they are ready to be set out and fed to the deer.
Dave - excellent advise - thx - you've just saved me thousands of dollars!!