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7/26/2021 – We are enjoying many more butterflies this year than before and Mary has enjoyed looking up the names. So far her “Butterfly List” has eight entries and when she figures out differences in the small yellow ones she will have a lot more.
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7/24/2021 – Early this morning was a great day for our pond wildlife adventure. [Click images to see larger views] When we went out to feed the fish the two Whistling Ducks were walking up after coming under the rail fence. One seemed to be pulling something. Whatever it was, was moving on its own. We […]
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3/12/2020 – Piper and Olivia helped build new style bluebird houses with a slot rather than a hole. They helped nail them together–with their new monogrammed hammers–and install them on the fence posts. I had built one as a trial to be sure they went together per the plan. Therefore, we added three houses along […]
Continue Reading11/20/2019 – Mary noticed wasps flying into a hole in the ground under the edge of the row of azaleas near the silver maple tree. Lady had been there and must have disturbed them. I sprayed a wasp spray on the place in the leaves where they were disappearing into. That caused more to be […]
Continue ReadingThe info below was extracted from various webs sites with credits and citations included. This is only a collection of good info for our future reference.
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The 3rd week on January 2019 we enjoyed 26 wild turkeys feeding in the new pasture planted by DCF (Driskell Cotton Farm) to feed calves over the winter. They appeared at least 5 days.
Continue ReadingMounted three new cedar birdhouses built for Chickadees and other small birds. They are installed at: the northmost poles of the barn with a 1″ diameter hole for House Wrens, Lucy’s Warblers, Brown-headed Nuthatches, and Pygmy Nuthatches the 1st barn pole from the north end on the east side (back side). This one has a […]
Continue Reading1/6/2019 – Lowered the martin gourds pole and moved the arms down to good wood so the one that has been hanging crocked for 23+ years is now level. Cut off the rotten top of the pole and install a new plastic “gourd” where one was missing. Dug down on the west side of the […]
Continue ReadingHow to Make a Garbage Can and Ramp Trap What you’ll need: 30 gallon (113.6 L) metal garbage can A long, sturdy piece of wood (preferably a 2×4) Instructions: 1. Just before dark, place the garbage can upright where you want to trap the skunk. Have it against something strong, such as a wall, so […]
Continue ReadingOne went down a hole at the edge of the house.
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