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Re: U of Alberta - April 2009
« Reply #346 on: April 08, 2009, 19:54 »
 ;D - Was hoping nobody would notice that  :P

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Re: U of Alberta - April 2009
« Reply #345 on: April 08, 2009, 19:46 »
You're showing your age with the 'Tribbles' reference Loriann...LOLOL  ;D - IF it's related to Star Trek that is  :P

Says the person who also knows the meaning of the word  :P

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Re: U of Alberta - April 2009
« Reply #344 on: April 08, 2009, 19:41 »
You're showing your age with the 'Tribbles' reference Loriann...LOLOL  ;D - IF it's related to Star Trek that is  :P

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Re: U of Alberta - April 2009
« Reply #343 on: April 08, 2009, 19:35 »
it's called 'recycling' ,, I give them my tribbles, and they use it as building material.. an equal trade off, and we get to watch them bring up their furry little clowns for the season.  We've had the same pair for a long time now.  Yes we're kind of attatched to them, even if they do tease the heck out of the dogs, and raid the bird feeders.

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Re: U of Alberta - April 2009
« Reply #342 on: April 08, 2009, 19:33 »
Heh..that's so cool that you do that for them, you are a true friend to the animals  :)

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Re: U of Alberta - April 2009
« Reply #341 on: April 08, 2009, 19:29 »
i think its used as a nest liner.. the squirrels here use grass, twigs, and all kinds of litter ( plastic bags etc) to build up their condo in the bird house, then I swear they line the monster with dog fur.  I let big clumps of it blow, and its the soft under coat from my Sheppard, and they literally wait on the fence for us to leave the yard ( SMART) and then they scoot all over the place chasing the rare 'german tribble' around the yard, run up the fence and tree and gleefully pack it in.

The sparrows and other birds seem to weave it in thruout their nesting materials, incorporating it right into the nest itself.  If I can I'll try and get some pictures inside the birdy/squirrel condo once the babes are bigger.  Last year we had three of the little rats romping around... amusing as anything, so we'll see this year how many we have staying in the guest house.


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Re: U of Alberta - April 2009
« Reply #340 on: April 08, 2009, 19:23 »
Loriann, is the fluff to lay the eggs on?  Or is it kind of to surround them, like the way the falcons make a depression in the pebbles as it seems to be circular? 

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Re: U of Alberta - April 2009
« Reply #339 on: April 08, 2009, 19:17 »
still looking kind of confused and frustrated to me.. poor things.

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Re: U of Alberta - April 2009
« Reply #338 on: April 08, 2009, 19:17 »
Those photos of Alison's were taken 6 hours ago. I saw them both 3 hours ago, any sightings since? 

I didn't see them in the box for several hours following the pics I posted. Haven't checked in the last half hour or so.

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Re: U of Alberta - April 2009
« Reply #337 on: April 08, 2009, 19:14 »
Just after I posted!

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Re: U of Alberta - April 2009
« Reply #336 on: April 08, 2009, 19:13 »
They are in the box right now.

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Re: U of Alberta - April 2009
« Reply #335 on: April 08, 2009, 19:12 »
Those photos of Alison's were taken 6 hours ago. I saw them both 3 hours ago, any sightings since? 
 

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Re: U of Alberta - April 2009
« Reply #334 on: April 08, 2009, 19:08 »
It is a sad sight for sure - Problem is, even if they'd been left their lovey nest to enjoy - when the peregrine(s) return, they're all in jeopardy - Ravens, Eggs and Pergrines.... :-\ I wish they could've found another spot to nest, it's very worrisome indeed.

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Re: U of Alberta - April 2009
« Reply #333 on: April 08, 2009, 19:06 »
those pictures are heartbreaking to me.

and we put out our dog hair after we brush the beast, the squirrels love it ( fur lined nests) and its not unusual to see our tiny little house sparrows stuggling under a big chunk of german sheppard fur either.

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Re: U of Alberta - April 2009
« Reply #332 on: April 08, 2009, 19:04 »
I don't even know what to say about this situation any more - I can see both sides of it. I feel bad for the ravens, because she does seem to be very close to laying eggs now. And still no sign of the peregrines . . . who also need this nest.