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Seems the wildlife on Staten Island are planning an insurgence.....
It has been quite common around here (my property) that if you walk around, a rogue squirrel will scream at you and throw some acorns at you. This has been long standing.:yesnod:
Last week or so...they have been a bit more active and forward. They have gotten into the eaves of my house and I haven't found their entry point yet. Although that has quieted down since we 're-homed' a squirrel who had his back legs injured so as my dog would not get at him. (Yup, the Saint captured him with the pool net.)
Then my dog made us a present of another baby squirrel at our doorstep.....lovely....yes, he was no longer breathing.
hwell:
Then a Kamikaze bird smashed head first into the glass sliding doors in the kitchen. He knocked himself unconscious for a bit, but then flew away evidently to re-plot another assault.
This was one of the 'little birds', not the larger dove who smacked into the glass doors last week leaving an outline of a bird in flight as a warning of things to come.:suspicious:
Then my daughter comes home only to be verbally abused by another ranting squirrel poised to attack, screaming loudly and swatting at her.....she was terrified. But when I came out, the 7 or so gang of squirrels quickly scattered. Apparently, they were going to surround her.
So then off to throw away garbage I go. I notice one of the garbage cans laying on it's side. I stood it up and what is looking at me from the bottom of the pail? An opossum! That's right, not a possum, but an opossum! :willy_nilly: Yes, I did the willy nilly dance and went screaming to the house! So the Saint came out....this creature was showing teeth and hissing at him. We re-tipped the can and figured he'd leave.....
rey:...yes, he did leave...I think...
So last night.....my dog is upstairs in my bedroom barking like a lunatic. One window looks toward the driveway and the other faces a neighbor's yard. It's dark and she keeps barking going back and forth between windows. I don't see anything but she's sniffing and barking away. Then.........right on my window sill is a raccoon! This is about 2 1/2 stories above the ground. :yikes: So we bang on the window and he grabs onto the corner of the house and parks his rear end on the power lines.....:laugh:
So here we are about 11pm throwing balls at him to knock him off! I was afraid it would hit my windows and my aim is not that great. (*makes a mental note to have the kids collect all the balls from the neighbor's yard later*) No luck, he's up there hanging onto the bricks. So we go inside...then.....hose! I run outside, yup, he's still there....I get the garden hose and start hosing him. The Saint grabs the other hose and gets him from the other angle. He climbs down the side of the house and went high tailing up the driveway......soaking wet. :rofl:
Earlier this year, I almost hit a deer who jumped in front of my car and went running across the road. This was about a block away from my house.
Did I mention I live in NYC?
It has been quite common around here (my property) that if you walk around, a rogue squirrel will scream at you and throw some acorns at you. This has been long standing.:yesnod:
Last week or so...they have been a bit more active and forward. They have gotten into the eaves of my house and I haven't found their entry point yet. Although that has quieted down since we 're-homed' a squirrel who had his back legs injured so as my dog would not get at him. (Yup, the Saint captured him with the pool net.)
Then my dog made us a present of another baby squirrel at our doorstep.....lovely....yes, he was no longer breathing.
hwell:Then a Kamikaze bird smashed head first into the glass sliding doors in the kitchen. He knocked himself unconscious for a bit, but then flew away evidently to re-plot another assault.
This was one of the 'little birds', not the larger dove who smacked into the glass doors last week leaving an outline of a bird in flight as a warning of things to come.:suspicious:
Then my daughter comes home only to be verbally abused by another ranting squirrel poised to attack, screaming loudly and swatting at her.....she was terrified. But when I came out, the 7 or so gang of squirrels quickly scattered. Apparently, they were going to surround her.
So then off to throw away garbage I go. I notice one of the garbage cans laying on it's side. I stood it up and what is looking at me from the bottom of the pail? An opossum! That's right, not a possum, but an opossum! :willy_nilly: Yes, I did the willy nilly dance and went screaming to the house! So the Saint came out....this creature was showing teeth and hissing at him. We re-tipped the can and figured he'd leave.....
rey:...yes, he did leave...I think...So last night.....my dog is upstairs in my bedroom barking like a lunatic. One window looks toward the driveway and the other faces a neighbor's yard. It's dark and she keeps barking going back and forth between windows. I don't see anything but she's sniffing and barking away. Then.....
....right on my window sill is a raccoon! This is about 2 1/2 stories above the ground. :yikes: So we bang on the window and he grabs onto the corner of the house and parks his rear end on the power lines.....:laugh:So here we are about 11pm throwing balls at him to knock him off! I was afraid it would hit my windows and my aim is not that great. (*makes a mental note to have the kids collect all the balls from the neighbor's yard later*) No luck, he's up there hanging onto the bricks. So we go inside...then.....hose! I run outside, yup, he's still there....I get the garden hose and start hosing him. The Saint grabs the other hose and gets him from the other angle. He climbs down the side of the house and went high tailing up the driveway......soaking wet. :rofl:
Earlier this year, I almost hit a deer who jumped in front of my car and went running across the road. This was about a block away from my house.
Did I mention I live in NYC?
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