[Magdalen] wildlife and not-so-wildlife report

[Jay Weigel]

We have two tube-style feeders, one large that pretty much takes on all
comers and one small that is finch-specific. The big one gets black oil
sunfower seed and the small one is filled with nyjer. It's the sunflower
seed that will get the Flaming Squirrel treatment as that is the feeder
that gets attacked.

On Tuesday, October 28, 2014, Grace Cangialosi <gracecan at gmail.com> wrote:

> I have one feeder that's pretty much enclosed, as it's solid metal.  My
> other feeders are open mesh, so they're not enclosed, but the birds go
> through the seed so fast it doesn't have a chance to get moldy or sprout!
>
> On Tue, Oct 28, 2014 at 6:45 PM, Lynn Ronkainen <ichthys89 at comcast.net
> <javascript:;>>
> wrote:
>
> > I meant the bird seed gets wet 'in the feeder' after a rain...
> >
> > L
> >
> > website: www.ichthysdesigns.com
> >
> > When I stand before God at the end of my life I would hope that I have
> not
> > a single bit of talent left and could say, "I used everything You gave
> me."
> > attributed to Erma Bombeck
> >
> > Thomas Merton writes, "People may spend their whole lives climbing the
> > ladder of success only to find, once they reach the top, that the ladder
> is
> > leaning against the wrong wall."
> >
> > "What you seek is seeking you." - Rumi
> >
> > --------------------------------------------------
> > From: "Grace Cangialosi" <gracecan at gmail.com <javascript:;>>
> > Sent: Tuesday, October 28, 2014 5:03 PM
> >
> > To: <magdalen at herberthouse.org <javascript:;>>
> > Subject: Re: [Magdalen] wildlife and not-so-wildlife report
> >
> >  I keep my birdseed in galvanized trash cans--keeps the mice and rain
> out.
> >> I buy 40# of black oil seed and 50# of cracked corn at a time.
> >>
> >>  On Oct 28, 2014, at 1:36 PM, "Lynn Ronkainen" <ichthys89 at comcast.net
> <javascript:;>>
> >>> wrote:
> >>>
> >>> the directions to flaming squirrel say to spray up to 5# of seed at
> >>> once... does that require spreading it out on something, spraying and
> then
> >>> letting it dry?  Winter rain here (Houston)  is the bane of my bird
> seed
> >>> which gets wet and sprouts, practically over night.  I'm wondering it
> this
> >>> would be too much 'wet' for the seeds.
> >>>
> >>> Lynn
> >>>
> >>> website: www.ichthysdesigns.com
> >>>
> >>> When I stand before God at the end of my life I would hope that I have
> >>> not a single bit of talent left and could say, "I used everything You
> gave
> >>> me." attributed to Erma Bombeck
> >>>
> >>> Thomas Merton writes, "People may spend their whole lives climbing the
> >>> ladder of success only to find, once they reach the top, that the
> ladder is
> >>> leaning against the wrong wall."
> >>>
> >>> "What you seek is seeking you." - Rumi
> >>>
> >>> --------------------------------------------------
> >>> From: "ME Michaud" <michaudme at gmail.com <javascript:;>>
> >>> Sent: Tuesday, October 28, 2014 12:15 PM
> >>> To: <magdalen at herberthouse.org <javascript:;>>
> >>> Subject: Re: [Magdalen] wildlife and not-so-wildlife report
> >>>
> >>>  Don't know whether to offer it to my Nightmares Folder
> >>>> or try to cook with it!
> >>>> -M
> >>>>
> >>>>  On Tue, Oct 28, 2014 at 1:10 PM, Jay Weigel <jay.weigel at gmail.com
> <javascript:;>>
> >>>>> 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 <javascript:;>> 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 <javascript:;>
> >>>>> >
> >>>>>
> >>>>
>
>
> --
> Grace Cangialosi
> Ruckersville, VA
>
> "There are a lot of amazing people out there to be thankful for--
> and a loving God. that's what life is about."
>                                                                    Robin
> Williams,  1951-2014
>