Chipmunks have been a problem ever since they arrived in our north Chicago area about a decade ago. They are like mice except that their excessive tunneling is a real problem. The other problem is that they are so darn cute.
My daughter, Tiffany tells me that one neighbor has trapped 10 of them and they're still around. We knew we had at least one fellow who considered our house his private domain. He greeted us every time we returned from an errand.
Tif and Ed finally realized they had to relocate this fellow before he and his family turned their yard into Swiss cheese.
Tif called the village to ask if they had a solution, but they just laughed. Therefore, Tif and Ed decided to set the trap themselves. What a surprise when we set the trap and left for the Apple Fest and returned home in the afternoon. There he was... or was it a she?
We took the chipmunk to the local forest preserve and let him loose. I was going to take a photo of him scampering away, but he was too quick for me.
Later in the evening Tif went out on an errand and was shocked to find something big and furry in the trap! It was a gray squirrel! Good grief! I guess he likes Brazil nuts too.
Art went out and freed him. We can co-exist with squirrels so long as they don't damage the window screens.
Squirrels are cute too.
We didn't see the persistent chipmunk this morning. I'm hoping he's not like Lassie and can find his way back.
When I looked out the window this morning, look who I saw. Another cute creature. Ever since the West Nile disease killed off so many of the crows, the rabbits have flourished. They are everywhere since they don't have many natural predators in the area. Tif says they are annoying because they eat all the grass in spots until they kill it then move on to another spot until they managed to create another dead patch of grass in the lawn.
There are also opossums who aren't all that cute, raccoons, SKUNKS, etc... The wildlife in this area is quite a bit more interesting than in Hawaii. Then again... there are no termites here. Then again, there are carpenter ants. Sigh...
My daughter, Tiffany tells me that one neighbor has trapped 10 of them and they're still around. We knew we had at least one fellow who considered our house his private domain. He greeted us every time we returned from an errand.
Tif and Ed finally realized they had to relocate this fellow before he and his family turned their yard into Swiss cheese.
Tif called the village to ask if they had a solution, but they just laughed. Therefore, Tif and Ed decided to set the trap themselves. What a surprise when we set the trap and left for the Apple Fest and returned home in the afternoon. There he was... or was it a she?
We took the chipmunk to the local forest preserve and let him loose. I was going to take a photo of him scampering away, but he was too quick for me.
Later in the evening Tif went out on an errand and was shocked to find something big and furry in the trap! It was a gray squirrel! Good grief! I guess he likes Brazil nuts too.
Art went out and freed him. We can co-exist with squirrels so long as they don't damage the window screens.
Squirrels are cute too.
We didn't see the persistent chipmunk this morning. I'm hoping he's not like Lassie and can find his way back.
When I looked out the window this morning, look who I saw. Another cute creature. Ever since the West Nile disease killed off so many of the crows, the rabbits have flourished. They are everywhere since they don't have many natural predators in the area. Tif says they are annoying because they eat all the grass in spots until they kill it then move on to another spot until they managed to create another dead patch of grass in the lawn.
There are also opossums who aren't all that cute, raccoons, SKUNKS, etc... The wildlife in this area is quite a bit more interesting than in Hawaii. Then again... there are no termites here. Then again, there are carpenter ants. Sigh...
