Oak pollen

[Orion7319]

If it's not catkins, it's acorns. If it's not acorns, it's mower clippings. I know Betta will always find something (hopefully sun!)

Mines been working on mower clippings all day. I think the catkins here are all done as well. It never catches the acorns BTW… those immediately sink to the bottom..

 

[tcat]

Mines been working on mower clippings all day. I think the catkins here are all done as well. It never catches the acorns BTW… those immediately sink to the bottom..

My Aquabot gets those (except the ones that stick in the drain grate).

 

[Bam Bam]

If it's not catkins, it's acorns. If it's not acorns, it's mower clippings. I know Betta will always find something (hopefully sun!)

If it’s not catkins, it’s pool squirrels (toads).

 

[tcat]

If it’s not catkins, it’s pool squirrels (toads).

Think I've had 1 toad in 10 years, 1 mouse, many many worms & caterpillars. And I live next to a large pond & heat croaking every night.

 

[Bam Bam]

Today I dislodged two frogs/toads from the wall above the water line. A few weeks ago a frog/toad was riding around on top of Betta. I’ve had turtles too but not this year yet. A snake and a crawfish once.

 

[Orion7319]

Today I dislodged two frogs/toads from the wall above the water line. A few weeks ago a frog/toad was riding around on top of Betta. I’ve had turtles too but not this year yet. A snake and a crawfish once.

I’ve had lots of frogs and toads. They come during the summer every night after a heavy rain. Moles, mice, a turtle last year that liked to poop on my pool steps and as I mentioned somewhere on here before… snakes! Lots and lots of snakes!

 

[markayash]

I’ve had lots of frogs and toads. They come during the summer every night after a heavy rain. Moles, mice, a turtle last year that liked to poop on my pool steps and as I mentioned somewhere on here before… snakes! Lots and lots of snakes!

We have copperheads around our area but get what I call garden snakes in the pool. One swam across my sons arm when we was about 11. Didn’t scare him but did everybody else who saw it

 

[Bam Bam]

We have copperheads around our area but get what I call garden snakes in the pool. One swam across my sons arm when we was about 11. Didn’t scare him but did everybody else who saw it

I found a turtle the size of the skimmer stuck in it. He wasn’t happy when I removed him. I wasn’t happy that he talked back to me!

 

[tcat]

I found a turtle the size of the skimmer stuck in it. He wasn’t happy when I removed him. I wasn’t happy that he talked back to me!

We probably have 100 turtles in the pond out back, never any on the pool. I think they prefer pond scum. They have laid eggs 10' from the pool.

 

[Orion7319]

We have copperheads around our area but get what I call garden snakes in the pool. One swam across my sons arm when we was about 11. Didn’t scare him but did everybody else who saw it

Lol, they do freak people out!

I found a turtle the size of the skimmer stuck in it. He wasn’t happy when I removed him. I wasn’t happy that he talked back to me!

I found a turtle the size of the skimmer stuck in it. He wasn’t happy when I removed him. I wasn’t happy that he talked back to me!

Can’t say I’ve ever had one talk back to me… don’t think I want to mess with the turtles down in Columbia.

 

[NicoleIvy2004]

We cut down an Oak that was near the pool because of those darn Catkins. I had my fill of living with Oaks when I was living up north, and now that I'm in FL, I don't want them. I've rescued a couple of harmless snakes so far since moving in last August. The second time I saw a snake in the pool, I thought it was already dead by the way it was floating with its head lower than the rest of its body. But I guess the "rescue net" gave it that extra breath of life and he started moving again! We have a blue heron that visits often to hunt the countless lizards; when he catches one, he dips them in the pool before tossing it down its throat!