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Originally Posted by fatlazyless
You know the same pair of Canada geese have returned to Horse Island every year since 2012. They build a large nest on the ground in the very middle of Horse island in the same spot each year, basically on what's left from the prior year.
They totally like to eat the Cheez-it originals and have desire and capacity to eat a lot of Cheez-it originals at one time before they will stop eating them. They take their time and occasionally drink the lake water. The female sits on the nest, and the male guards her from a distance of about 30-yards away, and occasionally will become very vocal and aggressively intercept other incoming pairs of Canada geese that come to the Horse Island area.
Sometimes a mallard will get in on the Cheez-it party, and usually gets driven off by the goose. Sometimes the goose is too busy eating and doesn't bother about the mallard.
They show up in the third week of March when the lake is still iced in but with a few small areas of open water close to shore, or the island.
....... Polly ...... want a cracker??? ....... ditto this for crows, too, crows usually travel in pairs and will definitely eat all the Cheez-it originals, especially when purchased in the giant party box ....... so ....... bring home a box of Cheez-it originals ...... today!
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Sunday night was a very cold and windy afternoon and night so the dead red squirrel must have froze to death inside the steel mesh, have-a-heart trap. One may think a red squirrel is equipped with its fir to survive the bitter 5-degree cold and wind, but they probably depend on their squirrel nest for dry insulation during a deep freeze as opposed to a steel mesh cage/trap.
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Public education is an important starting point. For example, thousands of people with only the kindest of intentions endanger the health of waterfowl by feeding them. This seemingly benign activity can lead to avian botulism, crowding, and competition, and it also encourages migratory waterfowl to stay in areas that they would otherwise vacate because of limited food sources. People who love to feed ducks and geese might reconsider doing so if they knew that their actions had the potential to kill large numbers of birds.