Dirty Harry Takes Aim

"Make my day, punk."  This picture was taken without Phil's knowing it as I was looking out the kitchen window while making breakfast.

The introduction of the  mongoose population was began as an attempt to control the growing rat infestation during the early years of sugarcane production.  Like many such attempts to "control" nature, this one didn't work so well, as the rats were creatures of the night, while the mongoose were daylight beings about the size of a small squirrel.

The result has left the island overpopulated with mongoose.  Most of the time they are not much bother,  however, recently Dexter and "dad" have decided that one local visitor was coming around too regularly and too closely -- checking out our compost pile.

Here's Phil with his air-pump pellet gun taking aim at the critter.  Dexter's solution was to do his "business" over on the north side of the property.  Together their combined efforts have effectively reduced the visits.