Animals
I must admit, I have to laugh whenever I see a bird feeder that is advertised as squirrel-proof. I have come to the conclusion that that particular item just does not exist. We tried putting one of those large metal cone shaped squirrel proofers on the pole from which some of our bird feeders hang. The squirrels just climbed the closest tree and jumped onto the feeders.
- Tsarina Tuesday
Our Grandma (that I used to live with) is having reconstructive surgery on her shoulder today please purr for her. I am going to look real purrty so she can see what a healthy happy girl I am when she sees my picture. Now that I have fulfilled...
- On Making Life Extra-ordinary
One of yesterday's comments..."It might be fun to live in your head." Well....put on your seatbelt...we're about to take a ride through my head! Each day as I go about caring for the farm and its inhabitants,(because I am usually alone)I spend...
- Weekend Happenings
Spring is in the air...I can hear it in the morning...in the birdsongs.Now that we have set the clocks ahead, the days will feel much longer. We spent a quiet weekend on the farm.Seeds were planted in the greenhouse... It feels so good to be back in...
- Goin' Nuts
We feed and care for a lot of critters on the farm. Most we have adopted, but some have adopted us. I have come to realize lately that we spend more money at the feed store,than we do at the grocery store(partly due to the fact that we grow so much of...
- Feathered Friends
We have become quite fond of bird watching at Bee Haven Acres. We keep our bird feeders full and provide nesting boxes for the bluebirds. Quite often we will stand inside the front windows with the spotting scope or telephoto camera lense focused on...
Animals
Squirrel Proof
I must admit, I have to laugh whenever I see a bird feeder that is advertised as squirrel-proof. I have come to the conclusion that that particular item just does not exist. We tried putting one of those large metal cone shaped squirrel proofers on the pole from which some of our bird feeders hang. The squirrels just climbed the closest tree and jumped onto the feeders.
I caught the funniest scene on one of our bird feeders this weekend. This little guy was hanging on for dear life...
by his toes....yes literally by his toes....
He stayed there for several minutes, until his belly was full of tasty sunflower seeds. Then he pulled himself back up onto the roof, jumped back down to the ground and scampered away.
Although some see squirrels as pests, we enjoy their antics almost as much as the birds. So, we buy extra bird seed and feed the squirrels as well. Squirrels play an important part around the farm. If they are readily available, they serve as food for the owls and hawks, thus diminishing the predators' need for our chickens. Squirrels build large nests high in the trees, which then become homes for owls and other birds.
The world is a perfect place without human intervention. Each animal has its purpose...a sacredness to each tiny life. Our job on this planet is to act as stewards and to care for the land. We are a territorial species and like to think that we "own" the land. But, the land belongs to the critters....it was theirs long before we moved in! Perhaps the "pests" in this whole picture are us.
- Tsarina Tuesday
Our Grandma (that I used to live with) is having reconstructive surgery on her shoulder today please purr for her. I am going to look real purrty so she can see what a healthy happy girl I am when she sees my picture. Now that I have fulfilled...
- On Making Life Extra-ordinary
One of yesterday's comments..."It might be fun to live in your head." Well....put on your seatbelt...we're about to take a ride through my head! Each day as I go about caring for the farm and its inhabitants,(because I am usually alone)I spend...
- Weekend Happenings
Spring is in the air...I can hear it in the morning...in the birdsongs.Now that we have set the clocks ahead, the days will feel much longer. We spent a quiet weekend on the farm.Seeds were planted in the greenhouse... It feels so good to be back in...
- Goin' Nuts
We feed and care for a lot of critters on the farm. Most we have adopted, but some have adopted us. I have come to realize lately that we spend more money at the feed store,than we do at the grocery store(partly due to the fact that we grow so much of...
- Feathered Friends
We have become quite fond of bird watching at Bee Haven Acres. We keep our bird feeders full and provide nesting boxes for the bluebirds. Quite often we will stand inside the front windows with the spotting scope or telephoto camera lense focused on...