Photo Diary of a Western Wood Pewee Nest
Heather Nordstrom is chronicling the development of a western wood pewee nest on her front porch.
20 May 2019 Western Wood Pewee
20 May 2019 Western Wood Pewee
20 May 2019 Western wood pewee nest
15 June 2019 Western Wood Pewees
16 June 2019 Western Wood Pewees
16 June 2019 Western Wood Pewees
17 June 2019 Western Wood Pewees
18 June 2019 Western Wood Pewees
18 June 2019 Western Wood Pewees
18 June 2019 Western Wood Pewees
Gray squirrel predating valley oak gall wasp larvae or eating galls?
Is the squirrel hunting oak apple wasp larvae or eating the galls? There are a lot of gall pieces on the ground. I think the squirrel is after the wasp larvae inside the galls. There is too much gall lying around, and is reminiscent of what they do to pine cones to get the seeds out.
Pallid bat’s scorpion-filled midden
Ryan McQuoid took these photos of a pile of scorpion parts, left over by a pallid bat, in Copperopolis. The bat has no trouble hunting and catching scorpions. Ryan asked the customer if she ever saw scorpions, and she said no. The bat is doing her a great service. 3 June 2019.
Swallow Exclusion at Bear Valley
Here are photos from a difficult swallow exclusion job we did on a very tall building at Bear Valley. The swallows were nesting under the eaves at the top of this tall building. The exclusion was necessary, because the birds carried swallow bugs, that were entering the structure. We put up bird netting to block their access. David Katosic, Bill Breidenstein, and Josh Esposito were all involved in the project.
In addition to the exclusion, David Katosic used our power washer to clean the siding way up there.
Mouse with nose stuck in Ketch-All live trap
Trevor Cuthill took these photos of a field mouse that had been caught in a Ketch-All trap, that then got its nose stuck in one of the ventilation holes. This was highly unusual. The mouse apparently poked its nose too hard through a hole, and got it stuck. Trevor pried one of the vent holes open to free the mouse, as its nose was swollen. He then released it, but it was very weak and injured, and he doesn’t think it survived. In any case, here are the images.
27 November 2018.
Bats in corner trim and roof tiles in Forest Meadows
These photos show where bats were roosting in a house in Forest Meadows.
- They found ample living space under the roof tiles, along the roof edge of this very high roof line.
- Bats were also abundant under the corner trim, used to seal rather poorly formed corners.
Photos by Jason Mink, 27 November 2018.
Raccoon access point under a house
This home in Sugar Pine had a water leak. A company came out and did a repair, cutting a large hole through the sub-floor, to allow drainage. They removed the insulation to allow it to dry out. But they never bothered to repair the hole they made.
A raccoon found the hole and moved in. That is when we were called.
Jason also found a raccoon latrine under the house.
Photos by Jason Mink, 28 November 2018.
Raccoon latrine under house.
Cory Runyan removes a big dead raccoon from under a house
Cory Runyan saved the day for a customer! He found the source of a terrible odor, under a house, and it was a big, dead, ripe raccoon. Cory extracted the melting, maggot-ridden carcass, sparing the customer probably a week or two of misery. Yay Cory! 8 November 2018.
Two roof rats in one snap trap
Jason Price caught two roof rats in one snap trap. 7 November 2018. These rats really liked the bait. This is a rare occurrence, as I could not find a similar image online.
Two roof rats caught in one snap trap. Jason Price. 7 November 2018
Two roof rats caught in one snap trap. Jason Price. 7 November 2018
Chest-Level Bat House
Jason Mink took photos of this bat house that a resident of Arnold California had mounted on their deck. It actually had bats in it.
The bat house was made by Coveside Conservation Products, in Maine.
22 October 2018.
