I was checking out some squirrel information; still looking for a squirrel proof bird feeder. Came across this interesting video about squirrels.
Check it out.
Tuesday, October 28, 2008
Monday, October 20, 2008
Squirrel-Proof Bird Feeders
Squirrels are driven. Squirrels are industrious. Squirrels are relentless. And when it comes to bird food, they are impossible to stop. Much like The Terminator, the grey squirrel will always get the food. You may think that you have the perfect bird feeder, but given enough time the squirrel shall overcome.
John Hadidian writes about the grey squirrel...
John Hadidian is director of the HSUS Urban Wildlife Program
I don't have anything against the grey squirrel, I just wish I could feed the birds the bird seed without standing guard against the onset the the squirrel invasion. Maybe you have a better answer for me. I'd like to hear from you.
I have got the squirrels in action on video. Check it out.
Check out the Squirrel Video below.
Tuesday, October 14, 2008
Sunday, October 5, 2008
Flying Bat Caught and Set Free
My son woke up to find a bat in his room this week. He went to school, I caught a bat. Bats aren’t the kind of thing that I’d like to see first thing in the morning. They are creepy looking, fly irratically, carry disease, and look mouse-like. But I caught it anyway.
Never captured a live bat in the past. Didn’t know the procedure. Didn’t have the certified bat net with custom finger grips. I was in a hurry (didn’t want to lose the bat inside the house), so I grabbed the usual do-it-yourself items; a stick, tuperware bowl, duct tape, and a small piece of cardboard. The hunt was on.
The bat had wedged itself between the box spring and wall at the head of the bed. This made it difficult to reach without moving the bed. Slowly the bed was itched away from the wall to allow dad to reach the flying rodent. The time to act was now.
I assembled the items. I taped the tuperware bowl to the end of the stick using duct tape, it resembled a flyswatter. The open end of the bowl faced away from the stick to allow the bat to be covered. The cardboard piece would the slipped under the bowl, allowing the bowl to be moved to another location for release into the wild. Or back into the room later.
The plan worked flawlessly. I carried the creepy beast outside and placed it on the ground (still covered) and got the video camera. I don’t think anyone would have believed me if I just said that I caught the bat and let it go. I’ve added the release video here.
Sleep tight.
Never captured a live bat in the past. Didn’t know the procedure. Didn’t have the certified bat net with custom finger grips. I was in a hurry (didn’t want to lose the bat inside the house), so I grabbed the usual do-it-yourself items; a stick, tuperware bowl, duct tape, and a small piece of cardboard. The hunt was on.
The bat had wedged itself between the box spring and wall at the head of the bed. This made it difficult to reach without moving the bed. Slowly the bed was itched away from the wall to allow dad to reach the flying rodent. The time to act was now.
I assembled the items. I taped the tuperware bowl to the end of the stick using duct tape, it resembled a flyswatter. The open end of the bowl faced away from the stick to allow the bat to be covered. The cardboard piece would the slipped under the bowl, allowing the bowl to be moved to another location for release into the wild. Or back into the room later.
The plan worked flawlessly. I carried the creepy beast outside and placed it on the ground (still covered) and got the video camera. I don’t think anyone would have believed me if I just said that I caught the bat and let it go. I’ve added the release video here.
Sleep tight.
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