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Dr. Medulla wrote:
01 Jul 2022, 1:48pm
revbob wrote:
01 Jul 2022, 1:43pm
Dr. Medulla wrote:
01 Jul 2022, 1:41pm
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01 Jul 2022, 1:33pm
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See, I just can't hate squirrels at all. They're fun and funny. We've had some chipmunks move into the neighbourhood, competing with the squirrels for the peanuts I throw out in the morning. What's striking is that they have no aversion to people. I've been outside in the yard and they'll come up to me and just hang out, then casually walk away. And they're so dang small and cute.
I get more squirrels on the bird feeders than birds which is quite alright by me! The greys pretty much killed off the reds round here which is a black mark, but I don't hold it against them either. It's just nature.
I hung up a bird feeder about a month ago. It's in a place the squirrels can't get to, but it's also one that's got a weight-sensitive mechanism, so a squirrel would cause access to the seed to be shut off. That said, the birds make a complete mess of everything so that within a day the feeder is empty and most of the seed is on our front porch. Fuckers.
Back in my day birds and squirrels didn't need handouts.
If we didn't do that, they'd just be breaking into pet stores and mugging elephants for peanuts.
Squirrels around here are chewing holes thru siding and other things to make homes in people's houses. GD tree rats, I hate them.

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revbob wrote:
01 Jul 2022, 1:59pm
Dr. Medulla wrote:
01 Jul 2022, 1:48pm
revbob wrote:
01 Jul 2022, 1:43pm
Dr. Medulla wrote:
01 Jul 2022, 1:41pm
Low Down Low wrote:
01 Jul 2022, 1:33pm


I get more squirrels on the bird feeders than birds which is quite alright by me! The greys pretty much killed off the reds round here which is a black mark, but I don't hold it against them either. It's just nature.
I hung up a bird feeder about a month ago. It's in a place the squirrels can't get to, but it's also one that's got a weight-sensitive mechanism, so a squirrel would cause access to the seed to be shut off. That said, the birds make a complete mess of everything so that within a day the feeder is empty and most of the seed is on our front porch. Fuckers.
Back in my day birds and squirrels didn't need handouts.
If we didn't do that, they'd just be breaking into pet stores and mugging elephants for peanuts.
Squirrels around here are chewing holes thru siding and other things to make homes in people's houses. GD tree rats, I hate them.
I guess Canadian squirrels just have better manners.
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JennyB wrote:
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Dr. Medulla wrote:
01 Jul 2022, 2:12pm
revbob wrote:
01 Jul 2022, 1:59pm
Dr. Medulla wrote:
01 Jul 2022, 1:48pm
revbob wrote:
01 Jul 2022, 1:43pm
Dr. Medulla wrote:
01 Jul 2022, 1:41pm


I hung up a bird feeder about a month ago. It's in a place the squirrels can't get to, but it's also one that's got a weight-sensitive mechanism, so a squirrel would cause access to the seed to be shut off. That said, the birds make a complete mess of everything so that within a day the feeder is empty and most of the seed is on our front porch. Fuckers.
Back in my day birds and squirrels didn't need handouts.
If we didn't do that, they'd just be breaking into pet stores and mugging elephants for peanuts.
Squirrels around here are chewing holes thru siding and other things to make homes in people's houses. GD tree rats, I hate them.
I guess Canadian squirrels just have better manners.
They do but they punctuate every statement with "eh?" It gets annoying after a while.

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revbob wrote:
03 Jul 2022, 10:29am
Dr. Medulla wrote:
01 Jul 2022, 2:12pm
revbob wrote:
01 Jul 2022, 1:59pm
Dr. Medulla wrote:
01 Jul 2022, 1:48pm
revbob wrote:
01 Jul 2022, 1:43pm


Back in my day birds and squirrels didn't need handouts.
If we didn't do that, they'd just be breaking into pet stores and mugging elephants for peanuts.
Squirrels around here are chewing holes thru siding and other things to make homes in people's houses. GD tree rats, I hate them.
I guess Canadian squirrels just have better manners.
They do but they punctuate every statement with "eh?" It gets annoying after a while.
More the apologizing for any perceived inconvenience.
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revbob wrote:
03 Jul 2022, 10:29am
Dr. Medulla wrote:
01 Jul 2022, 2:12pm
revbob wrote:
01 Jul 2022, 1:59pm
Dr. Medulla wrote:
01 Jul 2022, 1:48pm
revbob wrote:
01 Jul 2022, 1:43pm


Back in my day birds and squirrels didn't need handouts.
If we didn't do that, they'd just be breaking into pet stores and mugging elephants for peanuts.
Squirrels around here are chewing holes thru siding and other things to make homes in people's houses. GD tree rats, I hate them.
I guess Canadian squirrels just have better manners.
They do but they punctuate every statement with "eh?" It gets annoying after a while.
True, true.
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I think I've mentioned before that I use our Air Miles account for getting things I wouldn't actually spend money on. I saw that we had enough miles to get an outdoor security camera, which I thought would be kinda neat to see kind of wildlife comes thru at night (including, of course, racoons). Yesterday was Night 1. Wake up this morning, three clips recorded. Cool! Clip #1: bug flies by, activates the recording. Clip #2: bug flies by, activates the recording. Clip #3: bug flies by, activates the recording. Hmmmm …
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Dr. Medulla wrote:
07 Jul 2022, 8:27am
I think I've mentioned before that I use our Air Miles account for getting things I wouldn't actually spend money on. I saw that we had enough miles to get an outdoor security camera, which I thought would be kinda neat to see kind of wildlife comes thru at night (including, of course, racoons). Yesterday was Night 1. Wake up this morning, three clips recorded. Cool! Clip #1: bug flies by, activates the recording. Clip #2: bug flies by, activates the recording. Clip #3: bug flies by, activates the recording. Hmmmm …
Hello,

What kind of bug?

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gkbill wrote:
07 Jul 2022, 11:54am
Dr. Medulla wrote:
07 Jul 2022, 8:27am
I think I've mentioned before that I use our Air Miles account for getting things I wouldn't actually spend money on. I saw that we had enough miles to get an outdoor security camera, which I thought would be kinda neat to see kind of wildlife comes thru at night (including, of course, racoons). Yesterday was Night 1. Wake up this morning, three clips recorded. Cool! Clip #1: bug flies by, activates the recording. Clip #2: bug flies by, activates the recording. Clip #3: bug flies by, activates the recording. Hmmmm …
Hello,

What kind of bug?
Sadly, it was indistinct, so I can't even count that achievement. One thing I miss about NC was fireflies. So, so cool to see these little bursts of light, like embers floating around.
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Dr. Medulla wrote:
07 Jul 2022, 8:27am
I think I've mentioned before that I use our Air Miles account for getting things I wouldn't actually spend money on. I saw that we had enough miles to get an outdoor security camera, which I thought would be kinda neat to see kind of wildlife comes thru at night (including, of course, racoons). Yesterday was Night 1. Wake up this morning, three clips recorded. Cool! Clip #1: bug flies by, activates the recording. Clip #2: bug flies by, activates the recording. Clip #3: bug flies by, activates the recording. Hmmmm …
I like to check our doorbell cam each morning to see what was wandering around our porch overnight and more often than not it's some pesky moth or a spider crawling across the camera.
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Sparky wrote:
07 Jul 2022, 6:09pm
Dr. Medulla wrote:
07 Jul 2022, 8:27am
I think I've mentioned before that I use our Air Miles account for getting things I wouldn't actually spend money on. I saw that we had enough miles to get an outdoor security camera, which I thought would be kinda neat to see kind of wildlife comes thru at night (including, of course, racoons). Yesterday was Night 1. Wake up this morning, three clips recorded. Cool! Clip #1: bug flies by, activates the recording. Clip #2: bug flies by, activates the recording. Clip #3: bug flies by, activates the recording. Hmmmm …
I like to check our doorbell cam each morning to see what was wandering around our porch overnight and more often than not it's some pesky moth or a spider crawling across the camera.
So I should expect more of the same? Well … at least I didn't pay any money for this thing.
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Dr. Medulla wrote:
07 Jul 2022, 6:24pm
Sparky wrote:
07 Jul 2022, 6:09pm
Dr. Medulla wrote:
07 Jul 2022, 8:27am
I think I've mentioned before that I use our Air Miles account for getting things I wouldn't actually spend money on. I saw that we had enough miles to get an outdoor security camera, which I thought would be kinda neat to see kind of wildlife comes thru at night (including, of course, racoons). Yesterday was Night 1. Wake up this morning, three clips recorded. Cool! Clip #1: bug flies by, activates the recording. Clip #2: bug flies by, activates the recording. Clip #3: bug flies by, activates the recording. Hmmmm …
I like to check our doorbell cam each morning to see what was wandering around our porch overnight and more often than not it's some pesky moth or a spider crawling across the camera.
So I should expect more of the same? Well … at least I didn't pay any money for this thing.
We pay a monthly subscription to save up to 7 days recordings, otherwise we can only see real time movements. We've seen a coyote, multiple racoons and opossums as well as the neighborhood cats and dogs.
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Where you take one step and miss the whole first rung

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My back and front yard are littered with the fucking spongy moths. At least they dont shit like their caterpillar counterparts. I can actually enjoy sitting out on the back porch again. Yes that includes getting locked out.

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Sparky wrote:
07 Jul 2022, 6:32pm
Dr. Medulla wrote:
07 Jul 2022, 6:24pm
Sparky wrote:
07 Jul 2022, 6:09pm
Dr. Medulla wrote:
07 Jul 2022, 8:27am
I think I've mentioned before that I use our Air Miles account for getting things I wouldn't actually spend money on. I saw that we had enough miles to get an outdoor security camera, which I thought would be kinda neat to see kind of wildlife comes thru at night (including, of course, racoons). Yesterday was Night 1. Wake up this morning, three clips recorded. Cool! Clip #1: bug flies by, activates the recording. Clip #2: bug flies by, activates the recording. Clip #3: bug flies by, activates the recording. Hmmmm …
I like to check our doorbell cam each morning to see what was wandering around our porch overnight and more often than not it's some pesky moth or a spider crawling across the camera.
So I should expect more of the same? Well … at least I didn't pay any money for this thing.
We pay a monthly subscription to save up to 7 days recordings, otherwise we can only see real time movements. We've seen a coyote, multiple racoons and opossums as well as the neighborhood cats and dogs.
Ours has a micro SD card, so no additional cost there. If I see a coyote was in our yard, I'll shit. I'm fine with racoons, skunks (our next-door neighbour's dog got sprayed a couple weeks ago in their yard during a late-night pee) and groundhogs, but coyotes? Nuh-uh.
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