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Urban Wildlife — 31 items

Link A House Invader from the Wild Garden
Some animal is living in my attic,'' the caller said. ``I've collected droppings--can you tell me what they are?''
Link A Murderer Visits the Wild Garden
On May 13 a mystery creature broke into Leslie Sprando's duck pen. The animal had apparently climbed up the door and had forced its way in where the door was ...
Link A Plain Little Bird: Attracting the Eastern Phoebe
There is a little known bird that makes an interesting addition to your wild garden. You can attract it with some minor adjustments to your garden plan. This ...
Link An Intelligent Frog
A couple of months ago I wrote about how to make a pond for treefrogs--one they could have to themselves--so as to breed without the predation and competition ...
Link Attract Hole Nesting Birds
We put up a nest box for squirrels, and a screech owl moved in. How do we run it off so we can have squirrels?'' To me, that seems like a bizarre request.
Link Birds Survive the Snow
What do little ground-feeding birds do when snow blankets the ground? They have a hard time finding food. Some die, but the majority of them can make do in the ...
Link Catching and Trapping Armadillos
Armadillos, since their successful invasion of the southeast, have become renowned as pests of lawns and gardens. It's their endless digging in search of their ...
Link Changing of the Birds
Fall is on the way. During the hot, dull days of August and September it seems that summer isn't changing. Day follows monotonous day. Summer seems as if it ...
Link Components of a Backyard Wildlife Habitat
Wildlife need food, water, cover and space. To help you plan how to provide these in your backyard habitat, this fact sheet introduces you to 16 components.
Link Dead Wood for Wildlife in the Wild Garden
We humans think of dead things as useless. But in the wild world, many dead things have just begun to be valuable. Dead wood is an example. You can use it in ...
Link Deer in the Wild Garden
The wildlife in your yard aren't just squirrels and rabbits anymore. University of Georgia county extension agents now answer thousands of questions a year on ...
Link Domestic Rabbits And Their Care
This publication discusses the proper ways to care for a domesticated rabbit.
Link Don't Destroy Your Wild Garden: Leave Some Natural Habitat
A woman called the other day for advice about some ``wild land'' she and her husband had bought. They would be moving there from their house on a microscopic ...
Link Flying Squirrels in the Wild Garden
Everybody knows that blue birds nest in spring and summer. The rest of the year bird boxes are empty. Really? Ever thought of going out on a winter's day and ...
Link Hawks Visit the Wild Garden
Jay Shelton, a biologist friend, recently reported seeing a sparrow hawk try to take a small bird from near his bird feeder the other day. The hawk missed, but ...
Link Help Frogs Survive the Winter
With the arrival of chilly fall nights, I've been getting calls from ornamental pond owners who are wondering what to do for their frogs and turtles during ...
Link Killing Deer in the Suburbs
A friend called recently to ask about deer repellents. Are there chemicals you can apply to stop deer from browsing your plans/ Some of his clients had poor ...
Link Lure Butterfly Larvae to the Garden
Butterflies don't live on flowers alone. If you're a butterfly gardener you have no doubt heard the advice to plant ``larval food plants'' so your butterflies ...
Link Make a Frog Pond for Your Wildlife Garden
Every wildlife garden has room for a backyard frog pond. Six kinds of frogs have found my little mini ponds that I made especially for them. I like seeing them ...
Link Make a Stone Pile in Your "Wild Garden"
A stone pile in an old fence row is a fascinating detail in a rural landscape. A sunny, springtime day is a good time to go stealthily along your favorite ...
Link Make a Tree-frog Pond
One summer day a few years ago I improvised a bird bath out of a large plant pot about a foot tall and a foot wide. I put a little branch in it so the birds ...
Link Managing Nuisance Animals and Associated Damage Around the Home
If you have unwanted wild animals around your home or garden, you can be sure there is enough food, water and cover for them. The solution to the problem ...
Link Managing the Water's Edge
A manmade pond is a place to fish, a place to hunt, a place to see wildlife, a thing that adds to the view from the house. It's a good place to take the ...
Link Mosquito Fish for the Wild Garden
Some people worry that a backyard pond will be a source of mosquitoes. Pond owners often stock mosquito fish to reduce the likelihood that mosquitoes will use ...
Link Mystery Bird Brings Mistletoe to the Wild Garden
A UGA colleague stopped by my office to see if he could come out and gather some mistletoe. Our house is partly surrounded by trees. Out beyond the borders of ...
Link Plant Berries for Birds
Winter is when flocks of cedar waxwings and robins gorge themselves on winter berries. On the University of Georgia campus, these birds are now arriving en ...
Link Pondering a Trend
A backyard pond is a most relaxing place to enjoy watching fish, frogs, birds and other wildlife. Shallow aquatic environments are far more productive of ...
Link Put a Fruit Feeder in the Wild Garden
I have a special persimmon tree in my garden. An old Japanese variety called Jiro, it holds its fruit well into the winter and is a favorite food of our ...
Link Skunk Management
This publication offers solutions to make lawn/landscape unattractive to skunks.
Link Snakes After a Disaster
Many snakes, like other residents in the path of a major storm, have been displaced and left homeless. As a result, it is common to find these animals seeking ...
Link Trend-Spotting in the Garden
I did a survey of University of Georgia Extension Service agents recently to see what kinds of wildlife management are in demand. Surveys help spot trends to ...
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