Not Really an Introduction

[bob carnie]

Be careful Michael all of this talk about wild animals may get you a visit from Drew Wiley . He is known to have skinned every known animal on the west coast.

I have had to dodge a couple of turtles already. There is a set of triplet fawns that are just now losing their spots that I have to dodge almost every morning on the way down to the gate. No cows and no chickens. There will probably be frogs, since the driveway follows a small creek for about a quarter of a mile, but I haven't seen any yet. I did have to brake for an armadillo yesterday, and rabbits and foxes are regulars. Usually with the latter chasing the former across the road. At night the coyotes and whippoorwills just refuse to shut up. Since there are no city lights for about 40 miles and the small town of Bolivar (12 miles away) doesn't have enough lights to matter, the stars are as vivid and bright as I've ever seen. Any tips on shutting up coyotes and whippoorwills after 9:30PM?

[Sal Santamaura]

...Any tips on shutting up coyotes and whippoorwills after 9:30PM?

Flents:

https://www.amazon.com/Flents-Ear-St.../dp/B0009VQ8GA

[Jmarmck]

I have coyotes around my house too. Makes the hair on the back of my neck stand up when they start to yelping.
As far as I am concerned there is not one iota of help to shut them up....short of killing them.....which I would not suggest as you would soon be over run with rabbits and armadillos.

As for whippoorwills (or more likely chuck wills widow) just learn to appreciate them for their song. I always looked forward to them in summer. It is the midnight mockingbirds that get me. I have been known to toss handfuls of gravel at them.

You should hear my place on a nice summer night. Sooo many bugs singing. The noise is deafening.

[maxotics]

I have coyotes around my house too.

I looked at your photos on Flickr. Very nice. Just one question. They have coyotes on Mars?

[Jmarmck]

Thanks maxotics.............I think.
Mars? You mean the stark landscapes on fiickr or that I am just a loon?

[Vaughn]

Congrats on the find and the move!

I live in a small town -- large by Rhondo's standards, being 1350 souls. There is a street lamp I would love to knock out, then I'd have a nice sky. I live next to the bar, with its outside deck between us. My night noises are the often entertaining noises associated with the early stages of the human mating ritual, and other drunk conversations. Generally these rituals are over by 1am and all is quiet -- except for the time I heard someone trying to climb my fence, so grabbed my bat to check it out. I heard the sound of loosening belt buckles...and since my fence is strong enough to take the weight against it, I backed off before they saw me. Hell...I was young once. I went back to bed and turned up the Cat Stevens.

[maxotics]

Thanks maxotics.............I think.
Mars? You mean the stark landscapes on fiickr or that I am just a loon?

The stark landscapes. I didn't know about the looney part

[scheinfluger_77]

Wow, had to Google Rondo. I've lived in Columbia for 17 years but never heard about Rondo. But then I'm not a Missouri native either.

[Alan Gales]

I heard the sound of loosening belt buckles...and since my fence is strong enough to take the weight against it, I backed off before they saw me. Hell...I was young once. I went back to bed and turned up the Cat Stevens.

So Vaughn, did you play "Oh Very Young" or "Wild World"?

I've always liked Cat Stevens!

[Jmarmck]

"Another Saturday Night"?