My critter has been coming back. I've lost 2 more juvenile birds over the past couple of weeks. No bodies found, just feathers. I found a section of chewed through netting by a lodge pole that was a 4X4 opening. I zip tied it shut and added more zip ties along the netting at the fence. Then, early Sunday morning, it occurred to me that maybe this critter was lying in wait at dawn for an ambush when the birds come out the pop door.
So I took my dog out, and she spotted it right away. I didn't get a good look, because the sucker moved so darn fast. It is small, has a tail, super fast, and agile like a squirrel. Smaller than a cat. No wonder it couldn't carry off my adult birds, they are larger than it is. I'm thinking it's a weasel. I would have never believed we have weasels here, but the internet says we do, and they do kill for sport.
My dog and I went out again this morning, but no sign of it, much to her disappointment. She loves chasing critters.
So I took my dog out, and she spotted it right away. I didn't get a good look, because the sucker moved so darn fast. It is small, has a tail, super fast, and agile like a squirrel. Smaller than a cat. No wonder it couldn't carry off my adult birds, they are larger than it is. I'm thinking it's a weasel. I would have never believed we have weasels here, but the internet says we do, and they do kill for sport.
My dog and I went out again this morning, but no sign of it, much to her disappointment. She loves chasing critters.
