Permaculture is basically engineering the most ideal possible natural habitat for humans. Bald Eagles return to the same nesting area for life if the nest remains undisturbed, and if the tree falls, they will rebuild in the same area if the environment is healthy enough to support them.Ī wonderful indicator for ecological health is stable and healthy populations of apex predators like eagles, falcons, wolves, bears, and humans. Prune and train the highest branches as the ideal "welcome sign" for a new mating pair of native predatory raptors. The most ecological way to deal with the squirrel problem is to set-up the ideal nesting habitat/situation in the nearest largest species compatible tree. In less than 20 minutes, a squirrel stole over 200 black walnuts that we intended to plant strategically as part of an attempted food forest project. ![]() If you could scale this up to launch groundhogs, and somehow incorporate a self-resetting mechanism this could become something big! ![]() Of course, I should think about owls, considering the raccoon population of the city I live in. It will offer them a spectacular view of my raised bed garden in the back yard, and all the squirrels they can pluck from the mulberry trees and garage roof peaks. I am also building a perch for the local hawks on a pole about six to eight feet above my third-floor bedroom window balcony garden, with an appropriate perch profile and wrapping. I am currently trying to brainstorm a way to cast a moving hawk shadow, probably a silhouette pinned to a motorised clothesline activated by motion sensor, but first I think I am going to try an outdoor speaker and motion sensor setup, with the speaker playing a hawk shriek any time the sensor is triggered. On a serious note, are there any guardian animals that squirrels do take seriously? I mean, they disappear whenever the Red-Tailed Hawks soar by, and I know that they are preyed upon, as I have seen, on many occasions, Red-Tailed Hawks munching on squirrel perched atop electrical poles. turns out the squirrels started kicking and throwing sand on the pole for traction, a little at a time, until they could get up it.Is it bad that I want to see video of the Squirrel Electric Slide? Those little fuckers just won't leave my bean seedlings alone. She was surprised because there was nothing for them to leap from or anything and she’d watched them struggle up that grease pole only to slide down every time for days. It worked for a few days, but then she found them on there. ![]() She’d put a bird feeder on top of a 6 foot pole, right smack in the middle of the yard, and greased the whole darn thing. They’re fun to watch… and I throw stuff out so they’ll leave my garden alone.Ī lady at the store once told me something she tried to do. But as soon as she’s gone, within 10 minutes, they’re back to eating. I can sometimes stand at the door(or sit in my chair on the porch) if I’m quiet enough and just watch them go… at least til my blue heeler sees them and scatters them. Now, I just get a small bowl and chuck out some food for the squirrels and birds to forage for off my back porch. Oh man–I remember all the various ways me and my dad would try to foil the squirrels, but it never worked.
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