My wife's newest Project/Pet?

[STCM(SW)]

A tree rat has been trying to get to my bird feeder for some time.
I use my Red Rider BB gun to chase it away.......

 

[Greyman50]

This was our “ pet” tree rat in mountains of Va. It would come to the glass door to the deck and scratch to get a cracker(s) or peanut. Would sit on deck and eat then get on hand rail and get some sun. Pretty tame as we could go out on deck and it would not run. Neighbors fed it too so it had it made until some low lay ran over it in front of neighbors house. They were PO’ed big time and wanted to call the police as car was speeding through our very quite street where speed limit was 25.

 

[Rustyt1953]

I live less than a mile from the Great Miami River. Along its banks are many declared Redtail Hawk breeding grounds.

Small birds, squirrels, rabbits,snakes and chipmunks, among others, are scarce around here.

 

[SGT ROCK 11B]

We are going to try to get this one released to the wild if we can. I'm not certain but think this one is either a runt of a litter ot may have had other problems. Not gonna be big so I think a runt. Might have been the mother getting him out of a nest ..

The mother knew it was deformed or sickly. We had ducks and the mother would put all the ducklings in the water. Occasionally one duckling would drown. Same thing with litters of dogs and cats. We had coyotes and the runts will be gone if you left them out overnight.

I use to live on a Horse Ranch and all the animals are interesting.

 

[Greyman50]

Elmer Keith on the hawks and such…..