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When the weather turns dry and hot I always wonder how wild creatures find water. And since I was throwing apple pieces out to momma woodchuck and her brood, I thought I would try something new.
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A large container of fresh cool water.
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Unfortunately it sat there all day… untouched. She had no interest whatsoever.
Oh well. I tried…
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Aww, your a great person River! You genuinely care about all the wildlife on your property 💜💜💜
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I do. It’s time consuming, and very expensive…. but we love them all.
❤
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Maybe she doesn’t like plastic containers. Prefers glass!
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If so? She’s out of luck!
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We did that one summer during severe drought conditions – water for the local rabbits. We used an aluminum pan. However, we miscalculated the excitement the birds would also find water…in an aluminum pan…at ground-level. Their pecking made holes…and out the water went. Made another attempt with a plastic pan. We were never sure if the rabbits made use of the water, but at least this time they had a chance to,
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We have a large bird bath so that wasn’t an issue here. Though our birds do steal the food we put out for the skunks and foxes….
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Try Tequila or Vodka!!!
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I love our wild visitors, but there are limits.
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I suggest a more secluded spot. Even if they don’t prefer it, they won’t be as tempting to any of your local birds of prey. Little baby whistle piggies, so tasty.
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That can’t be it. They wander all over our property all day long. Munch grass right in the middle of the lawn..
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Oh, and your grass is absolutely slammin’.
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Thanks. Parts of it are gorgeous, others not so much. One guess which I photograph.
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She does seem perplexed…or maybe persnickety! Hard to tell.
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She didn’t even dip a paw in.
🤷♀️
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She took a sniff and realized it was from the tap. She prefers Dasani. Get with the program already.
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Our tap is twice filtered, geesh. Maybe she’d prefer Perrier…
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Or as Greatmartin pointed out, something with more kick.
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If she wants a kick, she can come inside to the bar like anyone else….
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For some reason, your “Like” button doesn’t take when I click it. WordPress strikes again!
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Really? How annoying….
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As you can see, I can now “Like” you again. Hopefully, I’ll never be such a fickle friend ever again! :D.
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It seems it’s looking a gift horse in the mouth.
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You would think.
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I used to put water in my stolen birdbath for the squirrels, but they never drank it. The only critters that appreciated the water I put out were the mosquitoes for breeding purposes…
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And yet our grey squirrels climb right up to the birdbath and drink daily.
🤷♀️
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They might prefer water that moves.
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Perhaps. But I’m not building them a fountain..
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You read my mind 🙂
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