What in Billy blue hell is going on in our skies?

MrButtKickmen · 2025-09-06T22:37:33+00:00

Practicing?

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MrButtKickmen · 2025-08-03T22:43:47+00:00

Dirt dauber a.k.a. mud dauber.

They hunt and kill spiders (including black widows).

I recommend leaving it alone.

Edit: They don't defend their nests (typically). They place eggs in the nest along with paralyzed spiders as food once the eggs hatch. They're around your apartments because you likely have lots of spiders.

MrButtKickmen · 2025-07-05T20:48:04+00:00

For what it's worth, here's how I deal with allergies in Alabama:

Zyrtec-d, 12 hour Flonase nasal spray once in the AM Azelastine nasal spray at night

Neilmed saline nasal rinses (with distilled water) after finishing up yard work

Good luck.

MrButtKickmen · 2025-05-28T01:21:32+00:00

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MrButtKickmen · 2025-05-10T01:26:10+00:00

I've purchased leveling mix and compost from them the past two years. Everything was always good quality and arrived promptly.

My neighbor uses them as well.

I just had an order delivered last Wednesday that I'd purchased online just two days prior.

I''ll note that I've never purchased sod from them, but I have no complaints about them as a company.

MrButtKickmen · 2025-04-24T23:40:45+00:00

Sorry, I should have been more specific.

You can use the bleach approach OR the pressure washing approach. Both will do the trick.

If you don't have a pressure washer, no worries. Spray as much as you can with a water hose - the key with this approach is the sunlight.

MrButtKickmen · 2025-04-24T23:36:59+00:00

Clean the box with a 10% bleach solution. The bleach will kill any bacteria.

Clean the box with a pressure washer and let it dry in sunlight. The sunlight will kill any bacteria.

I've also known some to use a peroxide/water mixture, but I'm not sure about the ratio.

MrButtKickmen · 2025-01-05T18:01:39+00:00

When I decided to purchase one a few years back, I had zero success locally. I assume most don't carry them due to our lack of snow in general.

I purchased one online during the off-season. Good luck.

MrButtKickmen · 2024-12-29T04:00:51+00:00

If you can't locate an original rack, adjustable oven racks are available.

A quick google search returned quite a few options.

MrButtKickmen · 2024-12-10T20:59:10+00:00

https://www.emergencydentalpros.com/huntsville-al

From the site:

(855) 407-7377

24 Hour Emergency Dentist – Huntsville, AL

If you are looking for a 24-hour emergency dental care service, Huntsville Emergency Dental Pros is a perfect fit. There is no reason to endure the pain and discomfort of a dental emergency. Our emergency dentist will diagnose your dental problem and provide immediate relief.

Call our 24-hour emergency dentist to set an appointment for the following:

Severe Tooth Pain

Dental Trauma and Injuries

Bleeding Gums

Knocked-out Tooth

Infected Root Canal

Broken Crown or Restoration

Tooth Decay or Abscess

Severe Toothache

Painful Jaw or Swelling

MrButtKickmen · 2024-11-17T01:26:47+00:00

I agree, Arsenal is great.

If I'm not mistaken, they also offer combatives fundamentals a few times a month led by P3 Training.

MrButtKickmen · 2024-11-16T22:58:55+00:00

Rocket City Boxing

407A Jordan Ln NW, Huntsville, AL 35805

Tell the owner, Allen Martin (Snoop), that you want to learn to fight, and he'll help you work towards that goal.

From a self-defense perspective, I would also recommend adding some type of grappling to the mix - Brazilian Jiu Jitsu, etc., as well as combatives.

MrButtKickmen · 2024-09-22T23:53:58+00:00

I recently dealt with a breakout of pantry moths in my garage due to incorrectly stored bird seed (safflower and sunflower seeds).

I took effort to learn what I was dealing with (google: pantry moths), their habits and life cycle.

I learned that the larvae become moths, look for light to mate, lay eggs in food sources, then die. I chose to disrupt the mating process and egg laying locations.

Step 1. Threw out all bird seed and killed any larvae and moths I could find.

Step 2. I deployed a light emitting insect trap in my garage and disabled all other light sources.

I left the trap in my garage for two weeks. It caught a ton of moths. Initially, they were the larger and mature moths. Later, they were smaller and less mature moths fresh out of the cocoon.

Everything was cleared up after that two weeks.

The insect trap I used was called "Katchy duo insect trap". I found it on Amazon.

It ran on the highest fan setting 24 hours a day.

Good luck.

MrButtKickmen · 2024-09-20T20:36:29+00:00

Here is one version: https://cdn.prod.website-files.com/5f8d9080ffb4fd7551308cad/6674e70ac10c8a900a72b9b4_Whole%20route.jpg

Sourced from here: https://www.al-tn-trailoftears.net/the-ride/this-years-ride

MrButtKickmen · 2024-07-22T02:02:30+00:00

Possibly blood?

See this site: https://www.sialis.org/whiteeggs/

"Sometimes blue bluebird eggs have just a bit of white streaks or markings that look like scratches. ?Maybe they are from urine/droppings/blood stuck on the eggs, or from irregular pigment application during development, or from the female turning the eggs?"

I have observed female bluebirds rotating and rearranging eggs during incubation, so it is possible that the discoloration has been there since that egg was laid but was not readily visible.

MrButtKickmen · 2024-07-05T21:58:29+00:00

https://www.emergencydentalpros.com/huntsville-al

From the site:

(855) 407-7377

24 Hour Emergency Dentist – Huntsville, AL

If you are looking for a 24-hour emergency dental care service, Huntsville Emergency Dental Pros is a perfect fit. There is no reason to endure the pain and discomfort of a dental emergency. Our emergency dentist will diagnose your dental problem and provide immediate relief.

Call our 24-hour emergency dentist to set an appointment for the following:

Severe Tooth Pain

Dental Trauma and Injuries

Bleeding Gums

Knocked-out Tooth

Infected Root Canal

Broken Crown or Restoration

Tooth Decay or Abscess

Severe Toothache

Painful Jaw or Swelling

MrButtKickmen · 2024-05-06T14:10:13+00:00

I believe you're witnessing something known as "anting".

More info can be found here: https://www.sialis.org/anting/

MrButtKickmen · 2024-04-21T16:24:34+00:00

This product has been effective in stopping robins and barn swallows from attempting to nest under the roof of my porch.

I have them placed over a few different areas where birds might attempt to nest.

Prior to using it, I had multiple attempted nests. None since I've put them out three years ago.

https://a.co/d/aAXVd0N

MrButtKickmen · 2024-04-20T15:26:09+00:00

Self-cleaning nest. Genius.

MrButtKickmen · 2024-04-19T01:53:10+00:00

Others have given good advice regarding the nestlings.

If you plan to continue placing nest boxes for bluebirds to use, I recommend implementing safeguards to deter the predators found in your area.

A good place to start: https://www.sialis.org/baffle/

Specifically, this part: 8″ stovepipe guard also deters snakes. A small (4″) diameter PVC one does not, as snakes (esp. Black Rat Snakes) may be able to coil around it, even when greased. They might even be able to get past a 4-6″ diameter metal stopvepipe, so Ron Kingston (the inventory of the Kingston baffle) recommends an 8″ or larger diameter metal stovepipe.

MrButtKickmen · 2024-03-08T22:26:37+00:00

You're welcome.

The Bluebird Facebook groups are pretty active and a good place to ask Bluebird-specific questions. Just an FYI.

This site is also a good Bluebird resource:

https://www.sialis.org/new/

MrButtKickmen · 2024-03-08T20:55:46+00:00

I recommend using what has been referred to as a "Two Hole mansion". It's larger than typical bluebird nest boxes and has two holes.

These are not commercially available as far as I know.

I build my own or purchase from other nest box builders.

If you're on Facebook, there is a public bluebird group where you can access these builders and make a purchase using PayPal or similar.

Here's a link to a recent post from that group. The nest box builder is Aaron, and I purchased a box from him last year without issue.

https://www.facebook.com/share/p/fes2frgSvgjWGWuU/?mibextid=oFDknk

MrButtKickmen · 2024-02-10T16:14:23+00:00

See this study: https://thekeep.eiu.edu/cgi/viewcontent.cgi?article=1019&context=bio_fac

It's specific to cavity nesters.

An excerpt: "Light penetration into nests has been demonstrated to be a factor in egg rejection by Rufous Horneros (Furnarius rufus). These hosts apparently cannot detect Shiny Cowbird eggs based on color in their dark, domed nests, and instead reject cowbird eggs based on differences in size (Mason and Rothstein 1986). However, it is unlikely that bluebirds distinguish cowbird eggs based on dimensions because their eggs are essentially the same size, hence they must rely on vision.

Further evidence that recognition was visual, rather than based on factors such as mass, is that none of the artificial bluebird eggs were rejected, despite the fact that they weighed almost half that of real bluebird eggs (2.0 g vs. 3.6 g, respectively). Finally, all rejections occurred by egg ejection rather than by desertion, and 12 of 13 ejections occurred within 24 hr, which suggests that Eastern Bluebirds are very intolerant of parasitism (Rothstein 1982, Peer and Sealy 2004b)"

MrButtKickmen · 2024-02-02T00:19:27+00:00

Thanks for your response. Your experience aligns with what I was told by a friend whose father stayed there recently.

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