Raccoons are scary big, but squirrels are everywhere. Had a leader lose a pack to squirrels from a package of cough drops, and that one wasn’t even her being stupid, it was checking in a day early because they needed an over-21 female leader so the female staff members didn’t have...
I had more visits to the birdseed feeder by raccoons and squirrels than birds. The raccoons had figured outhow to sit on the roof of the bird feeder and hold open the squirrel-proof doorand empty the feeder of all the seed each night. Anything they didn’t eat was strewnall over the ...
such as amphibians like the wandering salamander (Aneides vagrans). This amphibian has captivated the scientific community because it appears to glide between tree branches, despite not having the wing-like membranes observed in other gliding lizards and flying squirrels. Only recently, with the aid ...
Motion-activated lights or sprinklers: Animals that wander through at night can often be deterred by a light suddenly turning on or a blast of water shooting at them. This is more effective against larger animals like raccoons or deer than against smaller ones like mice or squirrels. Fencing:...
(Aneides vagrans). This amphibian has captivated the scientific community because it appears to glide between tree branches, despite not having the wing-like membranes observed in other gliding lizards and flying squirrels. Only recently, with the aid of slow-motion cameras, have researchers ...
Groundhogs may be the weather forecasters of the animal world, but they can wreak havoc in a home garden. They eat many plants, and are particularly fond of garden vegetables such as peas, carrot tops and beans. The rodent can climb trees to eat buds and leaves and will eat eggs and ...
(Aneides vagrans). This amphibian has captivated the scientific community because it appears to glide between tree branches, despite not having the wing-like membranes observed in other gliding lizards and flying squirrels. Only recently, with the aid of slow-motion cameras, have researchers ...
Ticks are carried into your yard by animals such as deer or squirrels. A tick will "hang out" in tall grass and on tall weeds as well as on fence posts, wood siding on your home or shed and in shrubs and bushes. They like damp places. They will wait for you to brush against the...
Many years ago the general surgeons in the main hospital where I trained decided that they didn’t want to bother with radiologists any more. They felt they should crack on with doing their own scans. The consultant in charge of our service said that if they did that he wouldn’t be doi...
we are over run by ground squirrels who dig large tunnels and caverns. they work on a movement trigger. a ground or above ground movement sets it off. I have been able to raise a decent garden since installing a few. Unrulyw Witch says: The moth balls don’t kill them, they are ...