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Post by Daisy & Josey on Mar 25, 2024 12:07:31 GMT
Tango we have feeders. 5 right now. But sometimes we have put out a few more hanging on the fence out back and those Squirrels will drink the sugar water and chew the fake flowers on the feeders and the ants get in the feeders. So we mostly hang 2 on the kitchen porch and 3 on a triangle part of the roof at the bedroom window. Then we also have the Roise of Sharon bushes and the Hummers love them! Us girls love watching them
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Post by TheWildOnes on Mar 26, 2024 1:26:37 GMT
We used to have a feeder until it murdered about 100 bees!! I wonder if a Rose of Sharon bush would do well here? We sure miss the hummingbirds!!
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Post by Daisy & Josey on Mar 26, 2024 12:24:48 GMT
Mommy read that spraying a feeder with cooking will help keep the ants and bees off. It kinds cuts down the pest abnd still the hummers can get the sugar water.
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Post by Tango on Mar 26, 2024 20:47:49 GMT
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Post by DALLAS on Mar 27, 2024 12:14:41 GMT
Good morning Happy Wednesday Daisy and Josey thanks for sharing that information about hummingbirds feeders to keep squirrels and bees away. Wild Ones mommy is wondering the same thing if Rose of Sharon Bush will do good here she needs to get one as they warn us about leaving hummingbird feeders out as Bears come after them. Mommy doesn't need a bear to tear down her fence to get after hummingbird feeders
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Post by Daisy & Josey on Mar 27, 2024 12:18:49 GMT
Oh my ! DALLAS we never thought of Bears in Florida. Be careful!!
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Post by Tango on Mar 28, 2024 0:57:42 GMT
Dallas are you close to a nature preserve? That surprises us about the bears.
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Post by DALLAS on Mar 28, 2024 11:48:14 GMT
Good morning Happy Thursday Daisy and Josey thank you we are careful Tango no we are not close to a nature preserve but there used to be a lot of woods behind our subdivision and bears were in the woods but they tore them down to build houses so the bears have come in our subdivison and tore down a couple peoples fences to get at their bird feeders they have taken pictures of the bears told us to be careful with our pets. One took a picture of a momma bear and two cubs around their house. We even have a Florida Panther they posted a picture of besides the coyottes.
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Post by Daisy & Josey on Mar 28, 2024 12:32:16 GMT
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Post by Tango on Mar 28, 2024 17:29:57 GMT
DALLAS be careful! Just yesterday there were a couple young men on the news who were attacked by a mountain lion, I think. One of them was killed. Mommy is reading A Walk in the Woods by Bill Bryson and he is walking the entire Appalachian Trail. There is a whole chapter about bears! It's very interesting.
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Post by DALLAS on Mar 29, 2024 11:58:02 GMT
Good morning Happy Good Friday Daisy and Josey it is something indeed mommy is lucky she hasn't seen any up here in her front or back yard all she gets is crows, egerts and turkeys Tango that is good you like the Book Wa Walk in the Woods were he ius walking the entire Appalachian Trail and a chapter about bears that you find interesting. That is a shame about the young man being killed by a mountain lion were the hiking in the mountains. Remember me mentioning we went to a subdivision to see the quilting display in their clubhouse well Karen told me a couple weeks ago a teenager was fishing in one of their ponds as he reached down to get the fish a gator got his arm chopped it off they killed the gator but unable to get his arm to sew back on.
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Post by willy on Mar 29, 2024 12:14:29 GMT
When we go to the wood we wear bear bells on our harness, it does keep the bears and other animal away.
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Post by Daisy & Josey on Mar 29, 2024 12:51:09 GMT
willy thst is an excellant thing to do.
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Post by Tango on Mar 29, 2024 17:15:25 GMT
Oh Dallas that is tragic! That poor boy!
Willy you are a smart cookie!!
Josey are there any wild animals in your area? We have coyotes where we live and in outlying areas they have mountain lions and javelinas.
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Post by DALLAS on Mar 30, 2024 13:18:42 GMT
Good morning Happy Holy Saturday Tango it was tragic for that teenager but they tell people here in Florida where ever this is water whether a pond, lake or river that will be alligators and one has to be careful. Willy that is a smart idea to wear bear bells on your harness when you are in the woods Daisy and Jossey we agree with you about the bear bells being an excellent thing to do
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