[Magdalen] wildlife and not-so-wildlife report

[Grace Cangialosi]

It's not the seeds, it's the flakes of the dried peppers, and it doesn't hurt the birds.

> On Oct 28, 2014, at 1:33 PM, "Lynn Ronkainen" <ichthys89 at comcast.net> wrote:
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> do the birds eat the red pepper seeds, and if so without any problems???
> Lynn
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> From: "Grace Cangialosi" <gracecan at gmail.com>
> Sent: Tuesday, October 28, 2014 12:30 PM
> To: <magdalen at herberthouse.org>
> Subject: Re: [Magdalen] wildlife and not-so-wildlife report
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>> Jay, you don't have to buy anything special. Just mix some crushed red pepper flakes in with the bird seed.
>> Someone gave me one of those Yankee Flipper feeders that flings the squirrels off, but I don't have enough squirrels to bother with it.
>> 
>>> On Oct 28, 2014, at 1:10 PM, Jay Weigel <jay.weigel at gmail.com> wrote:
>>> 
>>> Speaking of the birdie café, S/O has obtained something called "Flaming
>>> Squirrel" that is intended to discourage said beasties from poaching the
>>> feeder. It is added to the seed and apparently the birds don't notice it at
>>> all but squirrels do, and don't enjoy it in the least, although it does not
>>> harm them, being made solely of habanero oil. The picture on the label is
>>> amusing, showing a squirrel with flames erupting from its ears and mouth.
>>> We shall see how it works. You may have to enlarge the picture.
>>> http://www.drsfostersmith.com/product/prod_display.cfm?pcatid=25142
>>> 
>>> On Tue, Oct 28, 2014 at 1:00 PM, Charles Wohlers <
>>> charles.wohlers at verizon.net> wrote:
>>> 
>>>> Being rather less mobile than usual, I'm mostly viewing wildlife from
>>>> inside. We've seen deer several times, and they've made their presence
>>>> known in the garden, consuming carrot and rutabaga greens - which, at this
>>>> point doesn't matter much. Broccoli & brussels sprouts are completely caged
>>>> so they can't get at them. Now I need to decide whether or not to harvest
>>>> them before we go away for 6 days tomorrow. Predicted low here over that
>>>> time is 22, much colder than it's been and a bit chilly for those plants.
>>>> 
>>>> Did see a hairy woodpecker seeing if his suet feeder was filled. Not quite
>>>> yet - bears may still be active.
>>>> 
>>>> It's been a warm fall here - after a freeze a bit over a month ago (right
>>>> on schedule), we've only had two or three since. Even picked tomatoes
>>>> yesterday - from volunteers which took over the greenhouse. Fall color is
>>>> long gone, with only a few beech and quaking aspens hanging on.
>>>> 
>>>> Time to corral my dear wife to help plant the garlic -
>>>> 
>>>> Chad Wohlers
>>>> Woodbury, VT USA
>>>> chadwohl at satucket.com