Ratfeeder
Originally uploaded by sgh2002.
As I'm sitting outside enjoying the balmy Memorial Day weekend and the activity of the birds on our feeder hanging from the mimosa tree, I see this little fellow skulking in the shadows. It seems the high tech birdfeeder, specifically designed to shut itself when a fat squirrel descends on it, is just fine for rats. Yech. I hate rats. They are very common out here, especially when you have fruit trees. I remember before we moved into the old house on Thornhill, I crawled up into the attic to inspect it. I could see the evidence of roof rats (which I guess this one would be classified as). When I told the guy, he said, "I didn't have the heart to poison them." That isn't a problem for me.
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We have a rat problem down in our barn. If you don't keep some poison out all the time they tend to show themselves and nothing gets your heart rate up like a surprise running across your arm at feeding time which is almost always at dark. Sometimes Dan and I will take in a little target practice after dark with the help of a spotlight. Fortunately I have seen no evidence of migration to the house
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