July 3rd « Mavimet’s Weblog

Another beautiful day here – I love the mid 20’s C.

Happy 4th of July weekend to all my American friends.

Nothing exciting on our walk this morning – just a nice walk on a sunny morning. I got my grocery shopping done, but before leaving to do that, I put my squirrel trap up on the roof of the back porch. This morning was about the 5th morning in a row that a squirrel work me up around 4:30 am while chewing on something between my walls or in the ceiling. There are obviously too many of them around if they are coming inside in such nice weather, so its time to take one or more for a ride to the other side of the river, where they can make themselves a new home.

I have been around the house dozens of times, trying to find out where they are getting in and I can not see anything. Last time I moved a few out, it was a few years before they started to come in again late last fall. The last time I took about 3 of them to Assiniboine Park, which is kind of a long drive, so I might find a closer park to leave them this time. As long as the river is between here and where I leave them, they shouldn’t find their way back. Every hour or so I check the trap because I won’t leave one in it for any longer than necessary. I may not catch one until tonight when they get more active.

I like the little guys – they are really cute (its the little red squirrels), but I don’t like them living in my walls and ceilings.

I was watching the Peregrine Falcons in Winnipeg this afternoon and those babies have really been growing (which is good because that is what they are supposed to do). The largest one doesn’t even look like a baby anymore – although he still have some fluffy feathers left. He was flapping his wings while standing on the edge of the building and I was sure he was going to take off. He didn’t though. After lots of flapping, the cam operator zoomed in on the 3 of them. So, I have a couple of distant flapping pics and a zoomed in one.