tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1509736677359366469.post5715741104356404958..comments2024-03-24T00:01:00.698-05:00Comments on The New Sixty: THIS IS NOT PRETTYArkansas Pattihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14156004753267665579noreply@blogger.comBlogger46125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1509736677359366469.post-49136550137638417262011-08-28T00:47:30.477-05:002011-08-28T00:47:30.477-05:00Patti....Just wanted to tell you that I have been ...Patti....Just wanted to tell you that I have been concerned about you and The Hurricane....And with you feeling so poorly--I dearly hope the IRENE has passed you by with NO damage to youy or your house! I'm sorry to leave a comment here but I wasn't able to leave one on your last post....Forgive me. I just wanted to let you know I am thinking of you, my dear.OldLady Of The Hillshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02458879772193114892noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1509736677359366469.post-81252810605715674282011-08-21T08:59:44.243-05:002011-08-21T08:59:44.243-05:00You must be very fast and have a keen eye too and ...You must be very fast and have a keen eye too and travel the yard with a point and shoot device. Shoot has a taken on a less deadly outcome luckily for the snake. Sadly the sparrow had to lose out :(Heidrun Khokhar, KleinsteMottehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16174142810114806410noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1509736677359366469.post-33391312995261905242011-08-19T14:51:48.349-05:002011-08-19T14:51:48.349-05:00Kay,l
Thanks for thinking so but I would have only...Kay,l<br />Thanks for thinking so but I would have only been brave had I been afraid of snakes and still moved him out of the nest. Had I banished a nest of spiders, then I would have been brave.Arkansas Pattihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14156004753267665579noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1509736677359366469.post-90095123601769455912011-08-18T20:52:19.288-05:002011-08-18T20:52:19.288-05:00WOW! Are you the bravest person I know or what? ...WOW! Are you the bravest person I know or what? And you got pictures for us too. Fantastic!Kayhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07461569436322815787noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1509736677359366469.post-75593030935877260052011-08-18T08:50:11.599-05:002011-08-18T08:50:11.599-05:00troutbirder,
I am in total agreement with you.
L...troutbirder,<br />I am in total agreement with you. <br /><br />Linda Myers,<br />Oddly, she is back rebuilding the nest. I have installed the snake guard so hopefully there are no repeats.Arkansas Pattihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14156004753267665579noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1509736677359366469.post-10339037742918670152011-08-17T21:07:59.125-05:002011-08-17T21:07:59.125-05:00The poor frantic mama bird.The poor frantic mama bird.Linda Myershttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05706455533282204519noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1509736677359366469.post-42815116606693629692011-08-17T19:21:25.973-05:002011-08-17T19:21:25.973-05:00Interesting. Law of the jungle as it were. It'...Interesting. Law of the jungle as it were. It's when the Social Darwinists apply the laws of the country to benefit the rich and powerful that I get grossed out.troutbirderhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14087811292280881959noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1509736677359366469.post-5160569486146381382011-08-17T16:53:24.555-05:002011-08-17T16:53:24.555-05:00I Wonder Wye,
I worked today hopefully fixing the ...I Wonder Wye,<br />I worked today hopefully fixing the problem. <br />I had seen a snake and a frog before also. The frog was going in butt first and was screaming like a kitten. That was awful.<br /><br />Amber Star,<br />Those meerkats were adorable but I couldn't take the harshness of nature in that series.<br /><br />Lynda G.<br />He really filled up the hole didn't he. He was much more scared of me. <br /><br />Barry, <br />Thank you for the link. I have done a similar thing with hardware cloth.<br />He was a black rat snake. <br />Taxonomy<br />Order: Squamata <br />Family: Colubridae<br />Genus/species: Elaphe obsoleta obsoleta<br /><br />schmidleysscribblins<br />I know they are Hell on Bluebirds but I still can't destroy the nests like a lot of people can. Too soft hearted.<br /><br />Pat,<br />It was such a bizarre sight I had to get a picture. Hopefullly I never see it again. It was just doing what a snake does.Arkansas Pattihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14156004753267665579noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1509736677359366469.post-38297199179056595692011-08-17T16:36:22.164-05:002011-08-17T16:36:22.164-05:00Reality is not always pleasant. I keep reminding m...Reality is not always pleasant. I keep reminding myself that everything has to eat to live. You're more brave than I, Patti. I would have had a hard time even taking a photo of a snake in a birdhouse, much less getting it out and on its way.Pat - Arkansashttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11623638376731374600noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1509736677359366469.post-14184035968663882462011-08-17T12:52:44.967-05:002011-08-17T12:52:44.967-05:00Snakes do like eggs and baby birds sometimes. Blac...Snakes do like eggs and baby birds sometimes. Black snakes are particularly bad about that. Around here something gets the eggs, but I think it is a raccoon. So much for city living. <br /><br />Your one consulation is that is was probably payback time for the sparrow. Sparrows are very bad about picking on other birds.<br /><br />A baby caterpillar fell on me yesterday. I felt sorry for it about one minute until I realized it had been stripping my rose bush. I smashed it in my kleenex. Nature red in tooth and claw. DianneAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1509736677359366469.post-23131286827773378202011-08-17T01:06:30.924-05:002011-08-17T01:06:30.924-05:00If it was a house sparrow (not technically a sparr...If it was a house sparrow (not technically a sparrow) the snake did you a favor. House sparrows are non-native birds introduced from Europe that wreak havoc on native species such as tree swallow and bluebirds. They can and do kill adults (I have pictures of this) and will destroy eggs and young. Last year they killed a brood of eastern bluebirds not a day or two old. That said, the snake would also eat native birds, so coming up with a guard would be a good idea. Old sheet metal should do the trick, similar to this: http://www.flickr.com/photos/c00lsh0ts/108048072/<br /><br />The snake is beautiful. Do you know what species it is?Barryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04469229581743468376noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1509736677359366469.post-42587817785961825302011-08-17T00:45:15.131-05:002011-08-17T00:45:15.131-05:00Eww! You're so brave! That's one thick s...Eww! You're so brave! That's one thick snake!Lynda G.https://www.blogger.com/profile/04656501178216927836noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1509736677359366469.post-88104068364357161412011-08-16T23:39:00.492-05:002011-08-16T23:39:00.492-05:00Thank goodness I've never found a snake in the...Thank goodness I've never found a snake in the birdhouse. I have battled, and won, the squirrels over the birdfeeder. Crisco on a cold metal pole worked really well. I did feel sorry for the poor squirrels, even though they were fat as could be.<br /><br />I guess I'm the one that watches the nature shows. The meerkat series was brutal, but honest. I cried when one of my favorites died.Amber Starhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04084517063365211835noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1509736677359366469.post-71782480947339264832011-08-16T21:31:37.733-05:002011-08-16T21:31:37.733-05:00Mother nature can be cruel at times...I found a fr...Mother nature can be cruel at times...I found a frog hanging out of a black snakes mouth yesterday...ugh...sorry for Ms Sparrow's babies...but I am glad you didn't harm the snake...I will read your follower's comments, as I don't have any answers -- I leave my boxes and roosting pockets up year-round as well.I Wonder Wyehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15711651118123762132noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1509736677359366469.post-29150027503652524322011-08-16T19:43:10.150-05:002011-08-16T19:43:10.150-05:00Lisa,
I am sorry about those shivers, unless it is...Lisa,<br />I am sorry about those shivers, unless it is really hot where you are:))<br />Snakes do have that effect on a lot of people.<br /><br />Sweet Virginia Breeze,<br />This was a first for me and I do hope a last. <br /><br />LC,<br />You could screech and Lisa could shiver. I was disgusted but snakes don't bother me. Ostrich is good. <br /><br />Chancy,<br />I am working on a solution now and hope to be finished tomorrow. The mama bird is back repairing the nest. She isn't too bright so I'd best hurry. <br /><br />Linda,<br />This is my first that I know of. The baffel that I am working on should keep the rats and squirrels out also.<br /><br />Leontien,<br />That amazed me also for it is on a straight wooden 4x4 post about 6 feet off the ground no where near trees. You have to give him credit for effort it had to take. <br /><br />Nitwit,<br />I really don't mind snakes, in fact that is only the second one I have seen. In fact the first sighting might have been this one. <br />What with the mice eating my car wires, I'll let him stay. <br /><br />Amish Stories,<br />I have visited your site Richard and know I will be back. Very interesting.Arkansas Pattihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14156004753267665579noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1509736677359366469.post-76987951830065027732011-08-16T09:30:34.669-05:002011-08-16T09:30:34.669-05:00Yuck! My motto is the only good snake is a dead sn...Yuck! My motto is the only good snake is a dead snake ... period.<br /><br />I am not fond of mice and rats, either. But Luckie's choice of chipmunks and baby rabbits are naseationg. <br /><br />The only good thing about the ice storm is the trees, base of which was home for chippies, are gone. and the rabbit family must have moved out of the area.NitWit1https://www.blogger.com/profile/07035004840443397537noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1509736677359366469.post-89417965523491965052011-08-15T21:35:28.704-05:002011-08-15T21:35:28.704-05:00MY Gosh!
My mom would totally freak out as in co...MY Gosh! <br />My mom would totally freak out as in completely!!!<br /><br />good thing she didn't see this post! To bad he allready eat all the baby birdies, but how did he get up there? just made his way up the post??<br /><br />LeontienLeontienhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15311969195332643600noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1509736677359366469.post-11390378073595967912011-08-15T20:10:44.667-05:002011-08-15T20:10:44.667-05:00I've never done battle with a snake over a bir...I've never done battle with a snake over a bird house but I've had many a battle with rats and squirrels over birdhouses.Lindahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11586429675286969340noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1509736677359366469.post-26153790088476439852011-08-15T19:36:55.171-05:002011-08-15T19:36:55.171-05:00I never every living thing has a part in the food ...I never every living thing has a part in the food chain but I try not think about it. I feel sorry for the mama bird. Glad you got the snake out and gone though. Hope you figure out a good way to keep the snakes out of the bird houses. Hugs nose kisses for Mighty!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1509736677359366469.post-79337166899525675062011-08-15T19:35:39.714-05:002011-08-15T19:35:39.714-05:00I share those ostrich tendencies, too. A riviting ...I share those ostrich tendencies, too. A riviting post!I may have been screeching, though!LChttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08369350929348290480noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1509736677359366469.post-46564906615729220232011-08-15T17:43:44.168-05:002011-08-15T17:43:44.168-05:00I've never seen a black snake going in the bir...I've never seen a black snake going in the bird houses, but I have seen them in trees stealing eggs or baby birds from nests. <br />Nature can be cruel and I don't like to witness such acts.Sweet Virginia Breezehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00880471609039337533noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1509736677359366469.post-767600215262286062011-08-15T16:36:26.160-05:002011-08-15T16:36:26.160-05:00Ugh! You got a real shiver out of me, and I don...Ugh! You got a real shiver out of me, and I don't mean that in a good way. Ugh again! Poor baby birds! I've never heard of a snake doing something like that, but apparently they do. I don't know how you can save the birds, but it appears that others have offered some reasonable suggestions. Good luck. Ugh. Still shivering.Lisa Ricard Clarohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05048410207952052295noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1509736677359366469.post-44234537849208538792011-08-15T16:32:52.460-05:002011-08-15T16:32:52.460-05:00Reader Wil,
It is always strange to hear of snake ...Reader Wil,<br />It is always strange to hear of snake free places. I guess New Zealand is also one. Lucky you. <br /><br />Wanda,<br />I have done a lot of research today and will try a stove pipe baffle. Hope it works.<br /><br />Marylee,<br />Thanks, I am leaning towards hardware cloth and a stove pipe right now. <br /><br />Clint,<br />Now you are seeing the Dan we knew and loved. Enjoy and take care of our fellow. We just couldn't afford him.<br /><br />Carol,<br />So good to hear from you. I thought you might have given up blogging. <br />They are flexible aren't they. <br /><br />islandwonder,<br />Unless they are poisonous and threatening me or my animals, I don't mind sharing space with them. I just need to provide better protection for the birds. <br /><br />Djan,<br />I recently went ovo-lacto myself. <br />Here we have to watch out for the Roadrunners. They beat the smaller birds to death. Not pretty either. Main reason I don't feed in the warm months. Makes it too easy for the preditors. <br /><br />Ellen,<br />Sadly, that cat was bringing you a present. That never is pretty. <br /><br />Blue Ridge Boomer,<br />It really is an ugly scene. I hope to be able to prevent more attacks. <br /><br />Olga,<br />I wonder who does watch those. Someone must or they wouldn't keep showing them. Ah the good old non- violent days.<br /><br />whalewatcher,<br />I do have some aluminum flashing that I may try. Making a tube and plugging the holes with hardware cloth seems it might work. Thanks.<br /><br />Dr.Kathy McCoy,<br />We had lots of rattlesnakes in Florida. Here the poisonous snake is a copper head. So far I haven't seen one. This was just a rat snake. Harmless unless you ask the birds. <br /><br />Linda Starr,<br />The snakes do more good than harm and generally we never see the bad stuff. I am working on a solution now. <br /><br />Cheryl,<br />This fellow wanted no part of me and quickly slithered off. Hopefully I can keep him out of the birdhouses and he can concentrate on mice. <br /><br />Rocky Mountain Woman,<br />Wow, that would have been hard to see. I love deer. Your first instict is anger at the killer but he is just making a living.<br />Hope he ranges away from your area. <br /><br />Angie,<br />Ah, you must be a hunter or know one. I have no problem with hunting for food. Killing only for trophy is another story. <br /><br />fishducky,<br />We are on top as long as we are armed. There are some bears and cougars that think we are a bit lower. Being eaten is on my list as least favorite way to go. <br /><br />Stichinbythelake,<br />I am researching that now and have found some help on the Net. I was too angry to be frightened.<br /><br />Oregon gifts.<br />I hadn't thought about that but I guess the almost constant cold wouldn't be much fun for a cold blooded creature. Interesting.<br /><br />Betsy,<br />I have spent a lot of time on the Net and there are answers out there. Most can be home made so I will try. Thanks.<br /><br />Patty,<br />I am finding out that there is and just need to get some supplies to try to make one. <br /><br />Peter,<br />You and Reader Wil have made me realize that snakes do not populate the world. Good to know. You aren't missing much though maybe a larger rodent population with out them. They do move like Mercury being poured.<br /><br />Barb,<br />I wondered that very thing. They can sense vibrations so maybe that gave the nest away. I truthfully don't know.Arkansas Pattihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14156004753267665579noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1509736677359366469.post-31845156485479437152011-08-15T16:22:26.982-05:002011-08-15T16:22:26.982-05:00Actually, seeing the snake almost did me in - don&...Actually, seeing the snake almost did me in - don't think I could have removed it! The law of Nature prevails, I guess. Poor Mama Sparrow! Gosh, you wonder how the snake "knew" they were up there!Barbhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04984171407726520584noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1509736677359366469.post-29145819436459935632011-08-15T14:57:17.148-05:002011-08-15T14:57:17.148-05:00There is something scary about snakes, and I'm...There is something scary about snakes, and I'm not sure why, because I live in a country that doesn't have them so they are of no threat to me! When I've seen them on films, I have always been amazed at how they move so rapidly and gracefully, they seem to flow across the ground.Peterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03078608554226394069noreply@blogger.com