Welcome to
Wilkinson, Indiana
Sunday,
February 24, 2019
Do not
fertilize your garden with pet waste
Sunday,
February 24, 2019
Do not
fertilize your garden with pet waste
Cold today,
temperature dropped down to 57 its only 72 now!
Breanna does not like sharing, if you do not believe me, ask Ziek!
Monday, February 25, 2019
Sunday, February 24, 2019
Do not fertilize your garden with pet waste
When we moved into this house
(home),
our family, friends and neighbors
told us that this tree was dead,
a few wanted to chop it down for us;
Donna had a “Hissy-fit’!
This is that dead tree today.
Every bird in central Florida calls the tree home!
And
a stop over on
the way to our feeders!
Do not fertilize
your garden with pet waste
because it can kill you!
However,
if you are
finding it hard or messy
to rid yourself of pet waste;
fertilize your trees,
bushes and flowers
by also adding it with your fertilizer?
Waste not want not
as the old saying goes
Yes
I am a packrat
however I am also a triple ‘A’ Workaholic
that his heart keeps reminding him,
slow down and live!
Those juice
containers that are plugging up our waste dumps
and
recycle bins make ideal
squirrel proof bird feeders.
I offered a ‘free
tip’ to this ‘orange juice company’, twice
on a great advertising marketing and
each time
I was brushed off so no names please!
As long as the
opening is away from the window
it drives our squirrel’s nuts.
I have nothing
against feeding squirrels,
up north I would feed them while feeding our birds.
Not in Florida,
Floridian squirrels do not share;
they eat all of the bird seeds and then go to
the squirrel feeders,
so no more squirrel feeders!
Two windows with
squirrel proof bird feeders.
Sunday, February 3, 2019
Black Bears in Deland Florida
Welcome to our
visitor from across the St. Johns River in Deland, Florida.
To our pets, my
boss’s, blog.
(Ursus americanus
floridanus) Florida Black Bear
I know that most
people in and around your area do not believe but fear your neighbors.
However;
For your reading and
my enjoyment
showing this,
please stop by another post at
Wednesday, July 18, 2018
New Jersey Mug Shot/California Bear swim/Florida locks babies
Police post mug shot
of lost dog, bail paid in cookies
Police have some fun
with pup.
Tuesday, July 17,
2018
New Jersey Police
and lost pug dog jailed
New Jersey police
released a mug shot of a runaway pug which went viral and got the dog back to
its rightful owner.
California Bear
swimming in pool
Wild video:
Bear
caught taking a dip in family's swimming pool
Los Angeles, Calif.
— an unexpected guest took a swim in a family swimming pool in Los Angeles.
Californians take
pictures of the visit,
Florida kills the bear!
Florida leaves
babies in cars!
Woman charged with
child neglect after baby rescued from car in Orange City
VOLUSIA COUNTY, Fla.
— a woman is spending the night in the Volusia County Jail after good
Samaritans found an 8-month-old baby in a hot car, officials said.
911 Call: “There’s a
baby in a car and we just opened the door, but don’t know where the people are
whose car it is.”
I had my share of
children and many more enjoyed at meetings, gatherings, powwows and Paw-paus.
Many Grand Children
and many, many more Great grand children.
At 'No time' do I
remember any '8 month old child'
allowing anyone to forget
that he/she
was with
any one of us!
Florida seems to be
making a habit at this!
Tuesday, December 5, 2017
(Ursus americanus floridanus)Florida Black Bear
Nature’s
Reflections – Florida’s Black Bear
November 02,
2017
Category: Nature’s
Reflections, SECO
News
Has A Den, But Does Not Truly Hibernate
Our largest
native land mammal, the Florida black bear (Ursus americanus floridanus), has
come back from only several hundred bears in the 1970s to more than 4,000
today. This subspecies of the American black bear is one of Florida’s biggest
conservation success stories. It has a shiny, black coat of fur with a light
brown nose and snout. Its long, razor sharp claws do not retract.
It is a
powerful climber and swimmer and can run up to 30 mph for short distances. It
has an excellent sense of smell, acute hearing, good eyesight, and sees in
color. When a black bear sees a human, it will often do a lot of sniffing, and
may stand up.
This is not a sign of aggression;
it helps the curious bear
to
catch the scent and to get a better look.
The black bear is a very shy animal,
whose normal nature is to flee human encounters.
Adult males normally weigh 250
to 350 lbs., and adult females 130 to 180 lbs. The largest male bear on record
in Florida weighed 760 lbs.; the largest female weighed 400 lbs. Except during
mating season from June to August, these bears are solitary by nature. Adult
females typically breed every other year, producing one to three cubs in
January/February, each weighing about a half pound. Cubs stay with their mother
for about 18 months.
Half die before a year of age.
In Florida, male bears
typically have a home range of 60 square miles; females just 15 square miles.
black bears prefer forests of sand-pine scrub, oak scrub, forested wetlands and
upland hardwoods like the Ocala National Forest.
The black
bear is an omnivore, which means it eats both plants and other animals.
It’ll
eat just about anything, including fruits, berries, acorns, the hearts of the
sabal palm or saw palmetto, honey, bees, walking sticks (a favorite insect),
armadillos, wild pigs, fawns and garbage.
Loss of
habitat due to development
has increased the potential for more encounters
between bears and people.
The presence of a black bear does not necessarily
represent a problem.
Many residents living in black bear country
enjoy
observing
them from a distance, of course.
Never offer a bear food!
Keep food
sources like pet food and garbage
away from them
by securing
or
removing the
temptations.
Column &
photos by Sandi Staton – sandi.staton@gmail.com
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