Got to the oasis last night to discover a bear had chewed on my new hoses, puncturing them at least 50 times.
I took them indoors and put gorilla glue on all the punctures, then taped the spots. Didn't want to use them until I'm sure the glue has hardened, but I think it'll stop most of the leaks. We'll see. I'm not terribly concerned about the hoses because I can start keeping them in a bearproof place when not in use. The above photo is just a sample of one section. Bears like new plastic and rubber. Remember how the liner to the new water feature got chewed up?
What bothers me more is all the poop I came across that was full of bird seed. And the new bearproof feeder was totally empty. I don't know how much the birds ate over the last 4 or 5 days, and how much the bear managed to get out, but something will need to be done to make the ports more bearproof. It shouldn't have been empty.
I had thought, and talked, about the possibility that a bear could painstakingly get out the seed, but didn't see a reason to address it, if not necessary. I put up the other trail cam so next time, I can see what's going on.
The hanging feeder had been tilted a bit, but not pulled down. That's progress!
Meanwhile, more birds, and birders, are showing up. Funny how the two coincide.
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We really enjoyed our visit! I hope your foot pain improves!
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