Surrounded by Wildlife
And Ants Morning on Mixal Mon Jun 14th The instructions for the cabin remind us that all garbage must be kept inside because of bears and that mosquitos and ants are a fact of life in Canada, more so when you are surrounded by water. Windows all have screens and doors are recommended to be kept shut. They are not screened. Fine in theory, but on the warm days we have had the doors open. So far we've only had few problems with either, other than a few night-time bites. Outside, ants (and some are probably termites but I've not worked out the difference) are certainly more prolific than in the UK. Painted Turtle They even managed to discover the hummingbird feeder hanging on the underside of the roof eaves. Ant killer in the bowl on the top kept them off for a couple of days, but in the end the feeder had to be moved. It was heaving with large black ants inside (drowned) and outside the feeder. We now wait to see how long it takes...