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    Nesting birds and tree workers

    Mileage varies per bird species but typically eggs are a fairly low investment vs. the perceived danger of predation. Whether it's a raccoon poking around at a nest or a climber in close proximity the parents will often abandon ship and nest somewhere else so they can reduce chances of another...
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    Nesting birds and tree workers

    Additional thought, I mentioned reaching out to animal control officers ACO's and environmental police. If you already know local rehab resources for small mammals, small birds or larger birds like crows and raptors, that's a go-to to get started dealing with a situation. Problem is they're...
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    Nesting birds and tree workers

    For tree workers active bird nests are a tricky situation. The Federal Migratory Bird Act makes it illegal to disturb most species of actively nesting birds in the United States. Enforcement is very low but the law is enforceable by state and federal environmental police. Like a lot of laws on...
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    Social media comments on your business posts

    Thanks for bringing up the topic of bird nests in trees and tree work! I started up a new thread on the subject here Social media? It's a hell-hole. Eager trolls are waiting there to take you down ;-) -AJ
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    Tree Gear on Amazon

    It's not the old days when Sherrill could police it's U.S. patents in the U.S. In patent and intellectual property (IP) wars you have to be willing to spend the money on lawyers to win. Going up against international knock-offs in the age of Amazon mail order is throwing away money whack-a-mole...
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    Red-tailed hawks like to nest in the tops of white pine

    Thank you! They need multiple days to imprint. It's more dangerous for them if a rehabilitator does not conceal themselves while feeding. If they become used to being around humans and lose their wildness they get in a lot of trouble. The saying "A fed bear is a dead bear" applies to hawks too...
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    Red-tailed hawks like to nest in the tops of white pine

    …therefore some percentage of these nests with young get blown to the ground during storms. I’ve been attacked twice working on high red-tailed nests in white pines. It has definitely got into my head. This one was fine. -AJ
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    Break test on a climbing line that has been “spiked”

    Visual and tactile inspection of the potentially damaged area goes a long way towards knowing how to answer the question, "Are you gonna climb on that?" That questions works for anchor and redirect points too ;-) I have some popped strands in the first 6 feet of my favorite double-braid line...
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    Bulldog Lynx

    Very nice!
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    Bulldog Lynx

    Not really. The Lynx is the bomb.
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    Tie-In-Point Backup?

    Falling in love done like a tree climber
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    Tie-In-Point Backup?

    In the real world as opposed to theoretical there is often someone on the ground, coworker, foreman or boss who's telling you everything looks good "Go get it!". Or your own mind under quote or expectations pressure telling you the same thing. It's super easy for someone else to tell you 'It's...
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    Tie-In-Point Backup?

    Climbing to the TIP and inspecting before working the tree is a smart practice. Many times you can visually assess well enough from the ground or from within the tree before reaching the TIP. Evo's comment about not getting greedy about getting the highest possible TIP is right on the money...
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    eastern white pine, lower third yellowing/thinning fast...not sure what it could be?

    Yes.
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    eastern white pine, lower third yellowing/thinning fast...not sure what it could be?

    We've had 2 in a row very cold/hard winters in Mass. Unless something else is discovered I like the winter burn diagnosis. Being next to an open pond increased cold wind effects. And yes, what's going on around the root zone. -AJ
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    New tribe rope bag

    Check out Casey Jones, he designed and sewed for NT, now on his own making great things happen. He can be located on FB. -AJ
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    Passing of Boomslang

    Yes. I saw that, remembered that thread. This makes at least two 2026 deaths I know of where people said things like "I need to get out of this" at some point and then got out in a terrible way. No answers just recognition that life is difficult from the get-go and the pressure on tree workers...
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    Owl dead in tree

    A raccoon latrine is a simply a place where they regularly defecate. Being smart animals they're not random about where they make deposits! Similar to humans that way ;-) The main difference is they don't use toilet paper. -AJ
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    Owl dead in tree

    Which reminds me, raccoon dung contains "raccoon roundworm eggs". This is the most significant disease hazard that I encounter on a regular basis around trees. Raccoons create "raccoon latrines" in tree hollows, on limbs and at the base of trees, I see them frequently...
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    Is cat rescue tree work?

    Yes. All the simmering neighborhood resentments become clear going door-to-door. And then there's all the magic of neighbors who never met each other chit-chatting while I climb up and say "where the hell's the cat?" (it was here a minute or two ago). Always fun-times with aggressive kitties! I...

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