tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22918248.post1220121173533969745..comments2024-03-26T15:30:39.733-07:00Comments on Rainy Day Thoughts: Visitors from the wildsRain Trueaxhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07994628226501093880noreply@blogger.comBlogger11125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22918248.post-61562125320473618772013-05-21T08:52:09.081-07:002013-05-21T08:52:09.081-07:00Inkling, I hate to say this but... we would kill a...Inkling, I hate to say this but... we would kill any coyotes coming close. We have sheep and lambs and they kill them; so coyotes aren't welcome and we make it very very unpleasant if they come around anyway. We pretty much used to let them be if they stuck to killing the rodents at the back of the place; but they never stuck to that. We then paid a lot of money to fence the sheep pasture with coyote proof (more or less) fencing and so far so good on that. It's not like we want to kill predators. They are part of a healthy balance in natures but our lambs are not on the menu here. In Tucson we have them come by but nothing we have to protect; so we let it be but some use pellet guns to discourage them. You just have to be careful you shoot them in the butt, not an eye if you go that route.Rain Trueaxhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07994628226501093880noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22918248.post-13601497303947912562013-05-21T08:31:52.079-07:002013-05-21T08:31:52.079-07:00Instead of an abundance of fox, we have an encroac...Instead of an abundance of fox, we have an encroaching coyote issue. I think I'd rather have the fox. vegahelphttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12406216686482814327noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22918248.post-694181220670391532013-05-21T08:26:52.166-07:002013-05-21T08:26:52.166-07:00Wow, Rain, those are spectacular photos. Yes, it i...Wow, Rain, those are spectacular photos. Yes, it is a good idea not to provide attraction for them, but it's hard to figure out how to keep them away, once they've found a way in. Good luck with it, and please keep us updated, I'd love to know what you do to keep them out.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22918248.post-58685258185056618512013-05-20T10:29:51.610-07:002013-05-20T10:29:51.610-07:00They are so beautiful. I have heard of people keep...They are so beautiful. I have heard of people keeping them as pets. <br />But I agree with you that it's best to keep wild animals wild.Hattiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02621439195920479957noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22918248.post-40690411506697432342013-05-19T06:18:24.445-07:002013-05-19T06:18:24.445-07:00My goal is to keep them far enough away from the h...My goal is to keep them far enough away from the house that there will be no photos of any sort. This is for their good and ours. I don't think wildlife ever benefit from close contact with humans.Rain Trueaxhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07994628226501093880noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22918248.post-32173299666276495812013-05-18T14:51:59.058-07:002013-05-18T14:51:59.058-07:00We had lovely red foxes one summer sleep by our fi...We had lovely red foxes one summer sleep by our fish pond in the back yard near a swimming pool we had. the climbed the fence most easily to leave when it got too light. These photos are wonderful. They look so healthy. You might have moles, voles or mice that have attracted them.Taborhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15257045780724471840noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22918248.post-46993144514178407772013-05-18T11:54:06.669-07:002013-05-18T11:54:06.669-07:00Hope your kitties stay safe. We have red foxes her...Hope your kitties stay safe. We have red foxes here that are popping up in people's yards on the edge of town where my son's family lives. They are beautiful and I didn't realize they had so many speaking voices. Now I am wondering if I have heard them. Lots of people out there have chickens some of which have been carried off leaving just feathers. Most of the loss is attributed to racoons but we haven't seen them, foxes maybe?Celiahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14485118642482033233noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22918248.post-19788346986690424232013-05-18T10:31:17.329-07:002013-05-18T10:31:17.329-07:00These are some of the best pictures I have seen of...These are some of the best pictures I have seen of our local foxes. Though it is a case of attractive wild life with possible daners. It is really a good idea not to feed wild life. It is a good news story. If they come back maybe you can make a video of them and send it to a Portland news station or OPB.Diane Widler Wenzelhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05270246393901276648noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22918248.post-11318495026742424482013-05-18T10:04:03.382-07:002013-05-18T10:04:03.382-07:00These are amazing pictures, Rain. I can understan...These are amazing pictures, Rain. I can understand your worry for your cats---especially Blackie...And they certainly are tenacious about getting into your yard, aren't they? It is certainly a dilemma. OldLady Of The Hillshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02458879772193114892noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22918248.post-22119210639457026422013-05-18T06:58:45.886-07:002013-05-18T06:58:45.886-07:00I really think someone must have fed these guys to...I really think someone must have fed these guys to make them so comfortable around humans, to come right up to the glass doors and not run right away when they see us. I saw this story-- <a href="http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2326230/Woman-saves-husband-attacking-bear-hitting-cub-gun-didnt-know-load-it.html" rel="nofollow">woman saves husband</a> and it seems that bear also was too used to humans as a source of feeding or else it had rabies (testing its carcass for that after officer had to kill it).Rain Trueaxhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07994628226501093880noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22918248.post-59458563517016482812013-05-18T06:43:30.729-07:002013-05-18T06:43:30.729-07:00You got some great shots, Rain. It’s a delicate b...You got some great shots, Rain. It’s a delicate balance between observing nature and intervening. Lynnhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02014200443279957847noreply@blogger.com