COLD DARK ROOM

[Kristoff]

Good morning friends.. I’m catching up with y’all this morning and my hallmark movies.. hubby is heading to the store for some steaks. We have company coming in today and we are going to grill for everyone.. think my dad is coming too and it’s been over a month since I’ve saw him! I’m pretty happy my nephew got got 3 more referrals since last week and will be attending alternative school starting Monday. LOT of drama there over the past couple days but I think he and I have reached an understanding.. I hope.... something feels different, in a good way.. I’m hoping to do some photography today for the perfect tortoise shot to submit in the calendar contest..my other children are doing great and I appreciated their good behavior so much more these days[emoji16]
I hope everyone has a wonderful Saturday!

Oh I didn’t realize the contest was on! Good luck, everybody! @Tidgy’s Dad, just giving you a heads up.

 

[Kristoff]

I have a video but I cannot figure out how to post from my phone???

I don’t think you can post a video directly from your phone. Uploading it to YouTube and then posting it might be the way to do it.

 

[EllieMay]

I don’t think you can post a video directly from your phone. Uploading it to YouTube and then posting it might be the way to do it.

I think I’ll just take new pics when I go by again
Lol

 

[Maro2Bear]

I have a video but I cannot figure out how to post from my phone???

For video, you need to first post to YouTube then copy the YT URL and paste it in here. Can’t post video formstted files directly in the Forum.

 

[EllieMay]

Wild boar cause similar problems in the UK.

This is a news story this week about them wrecking a school playing field
https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/ar...tches-sports-day-BOAR-tore-playing-field.html

The state of Arkansas has spent a lot of $$$ on a high tech trap with a live “eye” that communicates with the wardens phone.. he watches on his cell and then triggers the gate to shut when all the pigs are in. I was allowed to take part in the placement of one and the results were very “efficient” ... the state is now accepting calls from private land owners and placing traps.. previously, they were only used on public lands.

 

[JoesMum]

I have a video but I cannot figure out how to post from my phone???

Choose a CDR post. Go into web view (ios) or open in browser (android) and use the web form to do it

 

[Pastel Tortie]

Them dirty ba$/@£•$!!![emoji35] they have just populated uncontrollably.. we live in a gated community .. while driving in a couple days ago, I noticed that one of my neighbors yards had been demolitioned by them.. it’s just ridiculous!

To keep the feral hogs out, long term, the fence has to be strong and deep (bottom part buried). Fencing that would contain a full size male Sulcata, prone to digging, would probably work great!

 

[Yvonne G]

The state of Arkansas has spent a lot of $$$ on a high tech trap with a live “eye” that communicates with the wardens phone.. he watches on his cell and then triggers the gate to shut when all the pigs are in. I was allowed to take part in the placement of one and the results were very “efficient” ... the state is now accepting calls from private land owners and placing traps.. previously, they were only used on public lands.View attachment 254722View attachment 254723View attachment 254724View attachment 254725

Do they then shoot them?

 

[Pastel Tortie]

Well done to them.
Good Morning all.
I was up early this morning with my two resident birds knocking on the window. The picture did not work. But maybe that was because it was printed in black and white.
I am at the shops and hopefully will find what I need. I hate shopping but at least I am early enough that it should be a quick in and out thing.
Not see you all later.

Do they observe Halloween over there? Some neighborhoods in Florida go all out on decorations for Halloween. Temperatures here are usually ideal for kids going trick-or-treating in the early evening, in late October.

Anyway, if there are Halloween decorations in the shops, you might find some good silhouettes of birds of prey (owls), bats, maybe even life size black cats.

Of course, if there's a life size, live cat available to patrol your window sill, that's not such a bad idea....

If the items in, on, or behind the window don't work, you can try placing a large potted shrub or small-ish tree (also in a large, heavy pot), or other really tall plants in front of your window for a while.

I'm wondering if the problem will sort of correct itself before too much longer... The angle of the sun and timing of the sunrise keeps changing. I wouldn't count on it, though. At very least, I'd want to break them of the habit of flying at your window, before the tendency becomes too ingrained.

Check and see if any of your local garden centers have bird deterrents. They might have window clings, or even a faux bird of prey that you could perch outside your window. Imagine that... You may have to put up your own version of a scarecrow, at least for a while!

 

[Maro2Bear]

Do they observe Halloween over there? Some neighborhoods in Florida go all out on decorations for Halloween. Temperatures here are usually ideal for kids going trick-or-treating in the early evening, in late October.

Anyway, if there are Halloween decorations in the shops, you might find some good silhouettes of birds of prey (owls), bats, maybe even life size black cats.

Of course, if there's a life size, live cat available to patrol your window sill, that's not such a bad idea....

If the items in, on, or behind the window don't work, you can try placing a large potted shrub or small-ish tree (also in a large, heavy pot), or other really tall plants in front of your window for a while.

I'm wondering if the problem will sort of correct itself before too much longer... The angle of the sun and timing of the sunrise keeps changing. I wouldn't count on it, though. At very least, I'd want to break them of the habit of flying at your window, before the tendency becomes too ingrained.

Check and see if any of your local garden centers have bird deterrents. They might have window clings, or even a faux bird of prey that you could perch outside your window. Imagine that... You may have to put up your own version of a scarecrow, at least for a while!

Like this!

 

[Pastel Tortie]

Do they then shoot them?

Yes. Some places in Florida, including some state-managed lands, have contracted with hunters to go in and thin out the population, to varying degrees.

Nuisance alligators are sometimes relocated, released far away, if they aren't too big and aren't likely to have an instinct to return. For feral hogs and invasive species (pythons, large constrictors in the Everglades, probably also feral iguanas and feral monitor lizards), those can't be released elsewhere.

 

[Pastel Tortie]

Florida has (or has had) self-sustaining feral populations of all sort of interesting critters. Even peacocks.

 

[EllieMay]

Wow....i didnt realize that the wild hog population was so large and bad. Of course, we need some pix

Looks like they have already begun repairs and now there is a hog trap.. way to go neighbors!

 

[EllieMay]

To keep the feral hogs out, long term, the fence has to be strong and deep (bottom part buried). Fencing that would contain a full size male Sulcata, prone to digging, would probably work great!

Lucky for me))

 

[EllieMay]

Do they then shoot them?

Yes. Once they pen them. Looks like a massacre, but it was quick and efficient. All of these were processed for meat.

 

[Maro2Bear]

Just stopped by our local Agricultural Farm complex where they mow the field grass a few times per year. They don’t bale it up, but mow more for field maintenance and making the complex look good. Anyhow, they cut last week, so plenty of nice orchard grass just yelling out to be gathered. Ive done this plenty of times, nice soft dried orchard grass - it forms the base layer for Sullys dinner plate.

 

[Bee62]

Saving your songs to start my day is definitely the way to go. Another lovely start to the day. Thank you Sabine x

PS Love the cat sneaking through in the background

Thank you Linda. I really appreciate your kind words. My cats love sneaking around. In the background you can see the enclosure of Ma & Mo.

 

[Bee62]

It’s a little warmer here. Quick snap from the imaginatively named Big Bridge looking up the River Medway with our 12th century Norman Castle (it’s ruined) on the right
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Looks lika a nice, sunny and warm day of october like we have it in Germany these days.

 

[Bee62]

Beautiful, my friend! [emoji173]️

The ginger cat was cute

Thank you very much Lena. My cats want to be on YouTube too me thinks.

 

[Bee62]

I like that name "large Marge"!

Agree. The name would perfectly fit for a huge female sulcata tortoise !