Re: birds and other critters

Actually the Northwest is supposed to be one of BIG Foot's stomping grounds.

Nora
----- Original Message -----
From: "David Franzman" <dfranzma@pacbell.net>
To: <gardenchat@hort.net>
Sent: Monday, February 17, 2003 2:27 PM
Subject: Re: [CHAT] birds and other critters


> Well, I'm afraid I've given the wrong impression of California...at least
N.
> Ca.  We have bear, coyote, possums, skunk, squirrels, chipmunks, bobcats,
mtn.
> lion, wild pig, wild turkey, wolverine, ferrets and the list goes on and
on.  I
> doubt if anybody back east has any mammals that we don't have (different
species
> perhaps).  In fact, right off hand I can think of a couple that you don't
have
> including elk.  Though we don't have moose...not cold enough I think so I
spoke
> too soon.  Most if not all of these are within an hour of me.  In fact,
almost
> every year we hear of a black bear prowling the streets of towns within
just a
> few minutes of where I live and mtn. lion are all through the hills around
> here.  The only mammal I haven't seen and that lives within 3 hours of
here is
> BIG FOOT!  Betcha you don't any of those!
>
> DF
>
> Cersgarden@aol.com wrote:
>
> > In a message dated 2/17/03 1:59:00 PM, raynora.edwards@worldnet.att.net
> > writes:
> >
> > << Oh yeah Pasadena California did have possums , some skunks and rats,
but
> >
> > actually their population seemed to decline as I grew up. (skunks and
> >
> > possums that is) >>
> >
> > Nora, my brother lives in Morgan Hill and they have skunks there.  He
knows
> > to well. He lives on the mountain side and one of the decks on his home
is
> > elevated with supports extending down the mtn side.  This past fall a
family
> > of skunks crawled up under and made a home.  He had quite a time
evacuating
> > them.
> >     Ceres
> >
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