Great horned owls in our neighborhood
AnnKH
6 years ago
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Comments (20)Terrene, The photo of your vole patrolcat is too cute-- fluffy little face stuffed full of critter.... I *love* it. My own (indoor) kitty friend is sitting on my lap as I (try to) type this. He's giving me a look that says "don't get any big ideas, woman.". I make my critter cages in all sizes. It just depends on the plant. I've found that an 8" diameter, 10" deep cage is sufficient for a lot of plants. I could make them bigger, but my soil is crazy compacted clay and full of tree roots, and I just don't have time to spend 30 minutes digging each hole. The roots grow through the hardware cloth eventually, but even if the critters mess with those, you've still protected the main tap and lateral roots. I would suggest starting out with 1/4" hardware cloth-- it's much easier to cut than 1/2". A good pair of tin-snips will also make your life easier, as will some nitrile coated knit gardening gloves. They are thin enough to give you good dexterity but still thick enough to keep your hands from being torn to shreds. As for installation, there really isn't that much to it. Dig a hole larger than the cage, put it in the hole and fill with plant and dirt. At first I planted them with about 1" of the cage above the soil, but I got tired of stumbling on them so now I place them at soil level. Thus far, no difference in critter "activity" between the two planting depths. If you need to plant something very shallow rooted, like crocus, and are worried about digging from the top down in, then get some crushed oyster shell (aka crushed poultry shell) and work it into the top 1" of the soil. It will keep the critters from digging down into the cage...... until all the birds have eaten it. Plan on reapplying it once or twice a season. Daylilies and iris were two plant types my neighbor and I couldn't agree on. I thought daylilies were critter-proof, but not iris. She thought the opposite....See MoreRepelling rabbits
Comments (4)Owls. There have always been great horned owls in our neighborhood, but this year they had babies, and I had two owlets living in a tree in my back yard. For the first time in many many years, I had no destruction to my hosta. On the down side, the owlets did not always finish their supper, and there were some 'leftovers' around my yard. But honestly, our neighborhood has SO MANY rabbits that it was a welcome relief. I still haven't seen any in my yard, which is very unusual. I am creating some inviting owl nesting areas for next spring! NOTE: Don't encourage owls if you have very small dogs....See MoreGreat Horned Owls
Comments (4)That might explain the thumping sound I heard as if someone was falling off the roof, or banging into the side of the house. It's funny because they actually looked for a minute like two brothers who had been caught in the act of pummeling each other. It was just so odd to see them not moving for so long. It will definitely go into our Wow, can you Believe we really saw That file!...See MoreGreat Horned Owl prey?
Comments (1)Heres a site I found by googling. Here is a link that might be useful: Great Horned Owls...See MoreAnnKH
6 years agoKonrad..just outside of Edmonton Alberta
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