tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7663468186545705233.post1630465707202460649..comments2023-10-17T12:09:55.180-04:00Comments on Melmoirs: Chippy’s triumphant returnMelhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01886668831972641673noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7663468186545705233.post-83166278626481971222009-05-08T10:02:00.000-04:002009-05-08T10:02:00.000-04:00oh no!!!!!!!!! poor little chippy!!!!!!!! I feel s...oh no!!!!!!!!! poor little chippy!!!!!!!! I feel so bad. I will be aware of water buckets (and won't leave them out). we have lots of hawks, too, and a big open space for them to hunt in, but the only thing we've ever seen one snag is a dove, I think (Todd witnessed it). <br /><br />poor little critters--tough life for them. I don't feel as sorry for the deer--although I suppose I should--b/c DARN THEM, they are eating my day lilies!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!Melhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01886668831972641673noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7663468186545705233.post-29336875730604155522009-05-07T11:46:00.000-04:002009-05-07T11:46:00.000-04:00I'm embarrassed to reveal this...last year, we enj...I'm embarrassed to reveal this...last year, we enjoyed watching the chippies scrambling over our assorted construction debris, and it provided endless fascination for the cats through the window. Then one day, a death. One of our entertainers fell into the overflow bucket for our rain barrel and drowned. (Of course, I then heard/read the stories of people who used water buckets as a tactic to get rid of their "pests," but I still felt bad.) Have noticed fewer this year, but I wonder if the local red-tailed hawk is to blame?chris h.http://www.writingbyear.comnoreply@blogger.com