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Well the birds up here are going to LOVE this! Every winter I make up Suet and just put globs of it in the trees for the birds. That looks like a FAR easier way to do this and the stuff will stay. Long ago when I first stared doing this I learned to not do it in my back yard as the birds would knock some of it down and the ground and dogs would chow on it and get the runs.
That's how bear problems start......Well the birds up here are going to LOVE this! Every winter I make up Suet and just put globs of it in the trees for the birds. That looks like a FAR easier way to do this and the stuff will stay. Long ago when I first stared doing this I learned to not do it in my back yard as the birds would knock some of it down and the ground and dogs would chow on it and get the runs.
That will make an easy to fill feeder that will keep the stuff in the tree for the critters. Thanks for posting that! Some fat happy critters will be thanking you when it gets cold here soon too.
LOL, They would have to climb the fence to get in here not to mention there is none around here.That's how bear problems start......
I wouldn't mind having a bear visit the neighborhood again. We had one come by years ago and it took a bath in the neighbor's pond about a mile from my place. There isn't much for them to eat in my area so they won't hang out for long.That's how bear problems start......
We had one a couple years ago take the neighbors bbq off his porchLOL, They would have to climb the fence to get in here not to mention there is none around here.
Not a shock at all. The smaller Black's we have in this neck of the woods are cute but, they are dangerous critters. While it would be fun to have some around to watch I am glad I don't have to deal with them. Even the small ones do now and then go after a human and they can kill or badly injure. Many people who live around them underestimate them. Thinking they are "cute" and feed them. Dangerous critter to do that with.We had one a couple years ago take the neighbors bbq off his porch
Morons like this need to have the book thrown at them. This is how so many beautiful critters end up having to be shot. They get too used to being around humans and become a pest/ danger and the animal has to pay.In 2019 I had to remove 16 bears that where being fed by a man in gates or.....he started with a little bait pile by the time osp caught wind of his illegal and dangerous activities you could see his bait pile from Google earth. As far as I know he was never written a citation
Ya I was pretty upset by the whole situation. 20 years of working with wildlife and that was the saddest situation. Lots of bears out there and if we act responsible very few have to be removed. He should of done.jail time in my opinion but odfw and osp did nothingMorons like this need to have the book thrown at them. This is how so many beautiful critters end up having to be shot. They get too used to being around humans and become a pest/ danger and the animal has to pay.
If you're in a canyon in eastern Oregon or Washington you can't get away from the snakes. With flat ground you can manipulate it slightly but natural water and food dictates most of their habits. It could take years to change anything. I'm surprised that it isn't just covered with the little lizards. They are everywhere on my hideaway.I would like to attract more reptiles (could do without seeing rattle snakes) and had the idea of combining a rock pile with a compost pile. Seems both are attractive to reptiles so maybe a two-fer would be even better. I have lots of rocks spread around the property and compostable materials as well. I figured I could stack up a rock pile sloping towards the South/Southeast direction. Then on the back side of the rock pile, stack up the compostables. An added bonus might be a small cavity under the compost pile that could provide a overwintering den for critters.
We have the little blue bellied lizards at the property. But I find them in much greater numbers in the rocky areas like the nearby red cinder pit.If you're in a canyon in eastern Oregon or Washington you can't get away from the snakes. With flat ground you can manipulate it slightly but natural water and food dictates most of their habits. It could take years to change anything. I'm surprised that it isn't just covered with the little lizards. They are everywhere on my hideaway.