I had always been an admirer of squirrels nibbling on acorns and found them extremely photogenic while doing so. So, when on an afternoon I saw one of these creatures running along the bark of a tree in my garden, I decided to feed it, quite unaware of how mighty damage I invited in. This went on for a week, I met the squirrel at around the same time in the same place and fed it every day, until one day I saw it around my patio furniture. That was the exact moment of truth when I realized that something…
Author: Albert
Birds are a beautiful part of nature. It is pleasuring to see a bird in your backyard, especially if it is a songbird or a sparrow. However, sparrows can be irritating for most of us. I have gone through the situation. I have feeders in my backyard and I used to purchase expensive bird feed for the songbirds. But a lot of sparrows used to come to the backyard and kept on destroying the feeders. Their droppings as well made the backyard messy. To keep the sparrows away from my backyard, I used some methods that works effectively. And In…
Even though Skunks are some little cute animals on planet Earth that could have existed in peace and for everyone’s pleasure, it has their foul stinky smell to ruin it all for the creature. It’s absolutely disgusting to be around a Skunk, let alone times when our pets are sprayed with these stinky gasses and we are compelled to spend a whole day trying to get the smell off their bodies. So yes there was this one time when this happened to my pet for 3-4 days in a row when we discovered that we probably are having an unpleasant…
I personally had an extremely problematic situation arising from my love for birds for this one bird in my backyard that had me wishing I never placed a bird feeder at all. A few weeks back I decided to have a window bird feeder right in front of the glass pane of my backyard facing window to have a close view of the birds that pass by and sit on the feeder. It went so well with such great experiences watching exotic birds up close until a pigeon parched on our feeder. Pigeons honestly speaking are beautiful birds with interesting…
With a species of around 200, owls are considered wise and intelligent birds that prey at night. Owls can indeed be beneficial for us by preying on the rodents at our place. But the presence of the owls at your place can be dangerous for our livestock too. I can say this because my livestock has faced that fear. Some years back, I noticed the presence of owls at our place and they constantly tries to attack the livestock at my place. I lost some livestock due to these attacks. After which I decided to take steps to get rid…
It might be worth a sight to see a bunch of these graceful geese roaming around and having their own sweet time. I say it with experience when I say, that you really don’t want to see them in your garden/backyard. A few months back when I spotted a flock of geese on my property, I too was quite fooled by its beauty and didn’t at all think twice of the potential threats accompanying it. Enticed by its beauty, I thought to myself that I shouldn’t just simply drive them away because they are wildfowls until I did want to…
Seeing ducks roaming around your yard can be a beautiful scene but it can be problematic as well. Wild ducks are problematic to any person because they also create a mess around the yard or even at water sources. The problem of ducks in your backyard is common when your area has a good population of ducks. Ducks can keep the insect population under control but a daily visit can be a mess. If you are also facing this problem, then the good news is there are some methods through which you can keep the ducks away. To end your…
Crows are the most common birds that we can encounter in our daily lives. It is especially true for the people who live in Asian countries or North America. But sometimes our yard gets full of crows which creates major problems for us. If you are also facing such a situation, then we both share common problems. Yes, there was a time when I used to see several crows in my backyard daily. It became very common for me. I had to clean the yard daily but due to various other reasons, the flock of crows used to visit my…
I always adored the graceful cruise of barn swallows, quite unaware of the fact that these birds bring along with them. Once I saw some of these birds flying around my backyard and I mean it when I say, it thrilled me! All day I was busy trying to spot these birds in my garden and take some beautiful pictures of them for my blog. It went all smooth for a few days until I started noticing the filth all around. Our backyard and even our own house and the outskirts were all literally smeared with smatterings of droppings and…
Raccoons definitely play an important role in our Ecosystem through their environmental contribution. And we do understand the functionality of these creatures in human lives, they do not have much functionality inside a human concrete house, do they? That is exactly why you don’t need them and you must get rid of a Racoon infestation as soon as possible. They can be quite destructive inside your property premises like in my case. I remember when a few months back I found a few raccoons leaping around my backyard. I primarily ignored the fact that I am probably petting these creatures. However,…