tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10199452.post113348931044385637..comments2024-03-29T01:13:45.853-04:00Comments on Thomasburg Walks: The Great Gray Owl Ruined My LifePamela Martinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10167132802880894799noreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10199452.post-1133799510927013242005-12-05T11:18:00.000-05:002005-12-05T11:18:00.000-05:00Cindy, thanks for the link. Secondary exposure is ...Cindy, thanks for the link. Secondary exposure is something that has been a nagging worry for me, but I'd never come across this information before. I went on from the page you gave me to <A HREF="http://www.abcbirds.org/pesticides/Profiles/brodifacoum.htm" REL="nofollow">the profile</A> at ABC Birds, which gave more information about brodifacoum. This was both alarming and slightly reassuring. <Pamela Martinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10167132802880894799noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10199452.post-1133746074999319522005-12-04T20:27:00.000-05:002005-12-04T20:27:00.000-05:00we should all have that 'problem' with Gray Owls ;...we should all have that 'problem' with Gray Owls ;)<BR/>I'm a bit concerned about your statement about using mouse poison though. <BR/>From Cornell: <BR/><BR/>Brodifacoum<BR/><BR/>Quick Facts:<BR/><BR/>· Trade names: Talon, Havoc, D-Con mice and rat traps<BR/><BR/>· Pesticide type: rodenticide<BR/><BR/>· Brodifacoum accounts for 30% of all rodenticide active ingredients.<BR/>Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10199452.post-1133709625006659972005-12-04T10:20:00.000-05:002005-12-04T10:20:00.000-05:00Sadly, many great grays were hit by cars here last...Sadly, many great grays were hit by cars here last year.<BR/><BR/>About the snowy owls, I've never seen one but I keep hearing about snowy sightings to the east and west of me. Maybe this year.Pamela Martinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10167132802880894799noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10199452.post-1133697161773353112005-12-04T06:52:00.000-05:002005-12-04T06:52:00.000-05:00Nice picture. We have 2 Great gray's in our educat...Nice picture. We have 2 Great gray's in our education program. Both came to us three years ago due to injuries from car hits. Their diet is medium mice. Voles are not available for purchase, at least not to my knowledge. These two are unable to hunt any more, so we provide for them. But then also maybe they settled for the mice.<BR/><BR/>Now there seems to be an irruption of snowy owl's.Dave Dorseyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07883772873840662336noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10199452.post-1133568522251888122005-12-02T19:08:00.000-05:002005-12-02T19:08:00.000-05:00Thanks Pablo--but I do worry that there are two th...Thanks Pablo--but I do worry that there are two things I don't know. First, whether there is any relationship between the population levels of deer mice and voles. But second, and just as important for my hypothesis, whether great gray owls who have come south prey preferentially on voles, or take whatever small rodents are available.<BR/><BR/>Rexroth's daughter, thanks for the comment. Yes, theyPamela Martinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10167132802880894799noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10199452.post-1133549593932160242005-12-02T13:53:00.000-05:002005-12-02T13:53:00.000-05:00That's an interesting observation. I was glad to r...That's an interesting observation. I was glad to read that it's the deer mice that come in the house and not voles. We have a yard full of voles and vole holes. Maybe they will attract the owls. Now that would make me very happy, and the owls would get a tummy-full. That owl is gorgeous.robin andreahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13390482190562312928noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10199452.post-1133536248623412422005-12-02T10:10:00.000-05:002005-12-02T10:10:00.000-05:00I'm comfortable with your conclusions. At least it...I'm comfortable with your conclusions. At least it is based on observable facts.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com