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![]() Set down the watergardening labradors tonight and read them this new story. A Council Bluffs, Iowa, man learned the hard way — don't mess with the city's black squirrels. Billy G. Cates, 18, was fined $325 last Tuesday for letting loose his dog "with the intent to annoy, worry, maim, injure or kill the squirrel," according to the Council Bluffs Daily Nonpareil and the Omaha World-Herald. The girls and I discussed their habit of finding the squirrel in the trees and harrassing and annoying and worrying him until he runs away to the big pine tree. 'This has got to stop', says I. 'At $325 a day, that's a lot of kibble I'm not going to be able to buy you.' They tried to convince me that but for their constant vigilance the squirrel would have moved in, evicted the family from hearth and home, eaten all the dog cookies and drunk all my coffee. They stood between us and utter ruin. I told them I wasn't buying it. And if they really wanted to chase something they could mount a pursuit of the Lady Bullfrog in the Frog Bog. kathy :-) A HREF="http://www.onceuponapond.com/"Once upon a pond/A |
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Please let me know if they listened. Then I'll put you on the phone with my
pooch who not only chases the squirrels (he has actually managed to catch one), but he also harrasses the chipmunks living in the scrap downspouts under my deck. Particularly annoying since my home office window is right under the deck and I can hear him running back and forth and the poor chippy chirping and crying about it. "Ka30P" wrote in message ... Set down the watergardening labradors tonight and read them this new story. A Council Bluffs, Iowa, man learned the hard way - don't mess with the city's black squirrels. Billy G. Cates, 18, was fined $325 last Tuesday for letting loose his dog "with the intent to annoy, worry, maim, injure or kill the squirrel," according to the Council Bluffs Daily Nonpareil and the Omaha World-Herald. The girls and I discussed their habit of finding the squirrel in the trees and harrassing and annoying and worrying him until he runs away to the big pine tree. 'This has got to stop', says I. 'At $325 a day, that's a lot of kibble I'm not going to be able to buy you.' They tried to convince me that but for their constant vigilance the squirrel would have moved in, evicted the family from hearth and home, eaten all the dog cookies and drunk all my coffee. They stood between us and utter ruin. I told them I wasn't buying it. And if they really wanted to chase something they could mount a pursuit of the Lady Bullfrog in the Frog Bog. kathy :-) A HREF="http://www.onceuponapond.com/"Once upon a pond/A |
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When we moved here last fall the extreme amount of squirrel activity
interested Monty the Golden, but he's since moved on to chasing bunnies, doesn't bother with the squirrels at all. (We have black, red and grey squirrels as well as pine squirrels who have a crabby attitude!) I'm sure once Monty realizes he cannot catch the bunnies either, he'll say stuff it I'll stick to my tennis balls. ![]() their ponds? btw......I'll take the Ms Bullfrog, one of mine moved on and the other died last Friday. ![]() Lisa (Monty the Golden http://www.britsintheus.com/marriednhappy/monty.htm ) "Ka30P" wrote in message ... Set down the watergardening labradors tonight and read them this new story. A Council Bluffs, Iowa, man learned the hard way - don't mess with the city's black squirrels. Billy G. Cates, 18, was fined $325 last Tuesday for letting loose his dog "with the intent to annoy, worry, maim, injure or kill the squirrel," according to the Council Bluffs Daily Nonpareil and the Omaha World-Herald. The girls and I discussed their habit of finding the squirrel in the trees and harrassing and annoying and worrying him until he runs away to the big pine tree. 'This has got to stop', says I. 'At $325 a day, that's a lot of kibble I'm not going to be able to buy you.' They tried to convince me that but for their constant vigilance the squirrel would have moved in, evicted the family from hearth and home, eaten all the dog cookies and drunk all my coffee. They stood between us and utter ruin. I told them I wasn't buying it. And if they really wanted to chase something they could mount a pursuit of the Lady Bullfrog in the Frog Bog. kathy :-) A HREF="http://www.onceuponapond.com/"Once upon a pond/A |
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On Tue, 27 Apr 2004 12:03:03 GMT, "Steve and Lisa"
wrote: When we moved here last fall the extreme amount of squirrel activity interested Monty the Golden, but he's since moved on to chasing bunnies, doesn't bother with the squirrels at all. (We have black, red and grey squirrels as well as pine squirrels who have a crabby attitude!) I'm sure once Monty realizes he cannot catch the bunnies either, he'll say stuff it I'll stick to my tennis balls. ![]() their ponds? I was reading a book while sitting on the large rock on the edge of the pond last week with my legs in the water when two young squirrels came up within 3 feet of me and drank. That was fun. I also have 4 doves that come in around 7:00 every evening and drink. They're a bit more skittish than the squirrels, but they're fun to watch as they hop around the rocks looking for just the right place to drink. btw......I'll take the Ms Bullfrog, one of mine moved on and the other died last Friday. ![]() Lisa snip Mike Patterson Please remove the spamtrap to email me. |
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Our backyard squirrels come to drink from the stream or veggie filter
several times a day. I've seen him drink from the pond itself once but its a 3" vertical drop to the water so its a little more challenging. The bunnies come to drink but they are in the bad books for preying on plants so they get chased off. The hummingbirds, finches, robins etc come to drink and bathe in the stream as well. A few weeks ago a Cooper's hawk stood in the stream for a while drinking from the waterfall, biggest bird I've seen in my backyard. -- Mark (http://community.webshots.com/user/mswinkel) "Mike Patterson" wrote in message ... On Tue, 27 Apr 2004 12:03:03 GMT, "Steve and Lisa" wrote: When we moved here last fall the extreme amount of squirrel activity interested Monty the Golden, but he's since moved on to chasing bunnies, doesn't bother with the squirrels at all. (We have black, red and grey squirrels as well as pine squirrels who have a crabby attitude!) I'm sure once Monty realizes he cannot catch the bunnies either, he'll say stuff it I'll stick to my tennis balls. ![]() from their ponds? I was reading a book while sitting on the large rock on the edge of the pond last week with my legs in the water when two young squirrels came up within 3 feet of me and drank. That was fun. I also have 4 doves that come in around 7:00 every evening and drink. They're a bit more skittish than the squirrels, but they're fun to watch as they hop around the rocks looking for just the right place to drink. btw......I'll take the Ms Bullfrog, one of mine moved on and the other died last Friday. ![]() Lisa snip Mike Patterson Please remove the spamtrap to email me. |
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![]() Our squirrel drinks from the pond too. Dear daughter also reported two duck visitors the other day who were paddling around until evicted by the watergardening labradors. kathy :-) A HREF="http://www.onceuponapond.com/"Once upon a pond/A |
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Does anyone else have squirrels drink from
their ponds? Squirrels drink from the ponds here, and they're not fazed at all by the fact that they run the batteries down on my motion sprinkler if I have it set too sensitive. ~ jan (Do you know where your water quality is?) |
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On Sun, 02 May 2004 06:21:14 GMT, ~ jan JJsPond.us
wrote: Does anyone else have squirrels drink from their ponds? Squirrels drink from the ponds here, and they're not fazed at all by the fact that they run the batteries down on my motion sprinkler if I have it set too sensitive. ~ jan+ The woman next door put in motion detector sprinklers to deter cats. In the Texas summer, birds activate and drink and flap their wings, and just have a high time. (Do you know where your water quality is?) (Honestly, i have never checked) |
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~ jan JJsPond.us wrote:
Does anyone else have squirrels drink from their ponds? Squirrels drink from the ponds here, and they're not fazed at all by the fact that they run the batteries down on my motion sprinkler if I have it set too sensitive. ~ jan (Do you know where your water quality is?) Thanks for reminding me, I forgot all about the scarecrow! -- Bonnie NJ |
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That is so COOL!
-- _______________________________________ "The difference between 'involvement' and 'commitment' is like an eggs-and-ham breakfast: The chicken was 'involved' - the pig was 'committed'." http://community.webshots.com/user/godwino "jammer" wrote in message ... snip The woman next door put in motion detector sprinklers to deter cats. In the Texas summer, birds activate and drink and flap their wings, and just have a high time. (Do you know where your water quality is?) (Honestly, i have never checked) |
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