Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2013/06/28
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]I was told (after a squirrel had chewed my power cable to my house) that they chew things like that to keep their teeth sharp a short. Apparently, if they live on acorns and grains instead of harder nuts, their teeth grow too long for them to chew. In addition to the power line, they chewed the flashing completely off a vent pipe on my roof, and some wiring under the hood of my pick-up truck. On Wed, Jun 26, 2013 at 3:53 PM, Jim Nichols <jhnichols at lighttube.net>wrote: > Squirrels seem to have a craving for aluminum, or perhaps just like to > grind their teeth. Over the years, I have replaced one power feed to the > house, because the aluminum neutral was almost severed where it passed > through tree branches. The aluminum castings on the top of my fence posts, > as well as the aluminum wire ties, all show teeth marks. Here is an > example. > http://zone-10.com/tope2/main.php?g2_itemId=6311 > > Plantain Lilies are very difficult to photograph, because the lower blooms > die before the top ones open. In this case, I caught them just prior to > opening. > http://zone-10.com/tope2/main.php?g2_itemId=6313 > > The Rose of Sharon bushes just began blooming, and this normally results > in a swarm of bumble bees. This year, there is not a bee to be seen. I > have seen references in the newspaper to a bee shortage this year. Anyone > know why? > http://zone-10.com/tope2/main.php?g2_itemId=6315 > > E-1 and ZD 35 Macro. > > Comments and critiques welcomed. > > Jim Nichols > Tullahoma, TN USA > > _______________________________________________ > Leica Users Group. > See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information > -- Regards, Sonny http://sonc.com/look/ Natchitoches, Louisiana USA