Gopher is welcome to visit anytime
This has been an interesting month with wild creatures. As we do not have a dog or cat it seems the critters feel right at home here. We often enjoy wildlife sightings in our yard. We particularly enjoy seeing the does with fawns and raccoons with babies that seem to be frequent guests. We also enjoy the squirrels and chipmunks but recently we were pulled into a territorial battle with one squirrel. We had reports from guests that they heard noises coming from the roof. At first we thought it must be a bird on the roof, but more careful listening determined something was in the attic. As the sounds were so
infrequent it took a while to track down the source but we had noticed a squirrel with a twitchy tail that seemed to often hang around the carport. When Brett and family were visiting we were watching the squirrel in the carport when it disappeared behind the chimney. On closer inspection we could see a small hole going into the attic behind the chimney. Next step was to insure the squirrel was out of the attic and then seal the hole. Gopher, Brett and Kasey’s dog, helped insure the squirrel stayed in a tree as Brett used expanding foam to seal the hole and chimney area. For the n
ext few days the squirrel was observed in the area and some shredded foam scraps showed he had tried to re-open the hole. One day when we returned from the beach we spotted the squirrel near the area so Ray tapped a piece of firewood on the wall. What a surprise it was to all of us to see the squirrel make a suicide leap from the carport rafters to the top of the car and then scurry off into a nearby tree to scold us. Since then we have not seen evidence of him trying to reopen the hole but we did notice a squirrel looking out from a small opening at the other end of the house. Now that entry has also been sealed, and yes, we did make sure the attic was clear of a nest and babies before we sealed the entrances.
infrequent it took a while to track down the source but we had noticed a squirrel with a twitchy tail that seemed to often hang around the carport. When Brett and family were visiting we were watching the squirrel in the carport when it disappeared behind the chimney. On closer inspection we could see a small hole going into the attic behind the chimney. Next step was to insure the squirrel was out of the attic and then seal the hole. Gopher, Brett and Kasey’s dog, helped insure the squirrel stayed in a tree as Brett used expanding foam to seal the hole and chimney area. For the n
ext few days the squirrel was observed in the area and some shredded foam scraps showed he had tried to re-open the hole. One day when we returned from the beach we spotted the squirrel near the area so Ray tapped a piece of firewood on the wall. What a surprise it was to all of us to see the squirrel make a suicide leap from the carport rafters to the top of the car and then scurry off into a nearby tree to scold us. Since then we have not seen evidence of him trying to reopen the hole but we did notice a squirrel looking out from a small opening at the other end of the house. Now that entry has also been sealed, and yes, we did make sure the attic was clear of a nest and babies before we sealed the entrances. 
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