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A visitor to my suet feeder |
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Posts: 6588 (01/30/04 4:42 PM) Forum
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This is the suet feeder I put out this year for the "other" birds. It's hanging from a shepherd's hook mounted right outside my dining room
window. Although I never saw a bird go near it during the day, the suet cake keeps getting smaller and smaller. Then one night, when one of my kitties was
sitting on the windowsill, staring intently out into the blackness, I discovered why .........
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njbluebirder |
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Posts: 220 (01/30/04 6:30 PM) |
that is too funny. guess you need to get a mouse baffle for your pole.
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Janie May |
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Moderator Posts: 3447 (01/30/04 6:41 PM) Middle name
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 ....at the photos and at Jeff's comment!Okay, is that really a mouse or a roof rat? Reason I ask is that we found out we had (and I do mean HAD) roof rats in our attic. I also had squirrels up there but grey squirrels do not run around all night long and "something" up there was. The squirrel relocator came and in about 3 seconds told me that yes, I did have squirrels and that I also had ROOF RATS (the droppings were a dead give away). My husband was out of town and he informed me he would not be back until the "rats" were gone!  It was fairly easy to get rid of them and haven't had a problem since the squirrels were removed, taken about 20 miles up the road, and the former openings sealed SHUT. This relocator told me that the only way to keep the roof rats out of my yard was to STOP feeding the birds, HA! fat chance! He said they are very common and that even "nice" houses, , have them! This little mouse of yours looks kinda like the photos he showed me of my r. rat! Cute photo, no matter WHAT it is! Janie....Mom to Oliver & Chelsea!
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BluebirdNut |
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Posts: 6588 (01/31/04 12:10 AM) Forum
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ROOF RATS!!!
 Nooooooo, this is definitely a deer mouse, not a roof rat. Roof rat, 7-10 inches long, naked tail, mostly in southern US (you see there is a price to be paid for being so much warmer than us northerners!) Deer mouse, a MUCH smaller 4-8 inches including tail:  Thanks for giving me nightmares, tho, Janie!  My son brought home the teensiest little cards from the Chocolate and Coffee Shop he stopped at today. Have you ever seen "House Mouse" cards? They're really popular in gift shops up here in the northeast. They have the cutest little drawings of mice doing the funniest things. Here's one of the cards my son picked up for me today ~ I thought it was so appropriate to our little "night visitor" raiding the bird suet: 
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seafire7 |
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Posts: 422 (02/01/04 12:37 AM) Park Ranger Pam |
Janie, Aren't you glad Cher posted the pic of YOUR Roof Rat for you?!?!?!?!? Now I'm sure you can sleep alot better at night!!! LOL
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Janie May |
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Moderator Posts: 3447 (02/01/04 3:08 AM) Middle name
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Oh yeah, I'm feeling MUCH better! Always good to know what's going to be chewing on your toes during the night!
 Janie....Mom to Oliver & Chelsea!
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BluebirdNut |
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Posts: 6588 (02/01/04 4:25 PM) Forum
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I think this may just change the membership's idea of beating down Janie's door to get away from the snow and ice up north!
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seafire7 |
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Posts: 422 (02/01/04 6:53 PM) Park Ranger Pam |
Ahem, Yeah right Cher....think I'll stay at the red roof inn...No offense intended Janie.
Pam formerly seafire1 :)
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