Yeah I think the worst one must have been trapped or killed (or a coyote got it) - the damn thing was ginormous and so were its piles. I mean it was like a small bear - I haven't seen it in some time, knock on wood.
I have a pretty low tolerance for urban wildlife after home purchase. Example, you think it's neat when house finches like a top post under your deck for a nest. Oh wow look at them come and go. Oh there are the babies. Then you go to clean up the abandoned nest in the fall and find it is cemented to the post with a giant mess of droppings etc and quickly realize a couple summers of this and you're replacing wood etc. And this is just a fucking pair of finches for crying out loud.
My favorite neighborhood cat fought off a fox the size of a German shepherd a few winters ago. This cat is fearless. She is getting older and I know I will be crushed when she is gone.I can't even leave food out for her unless dhe is there because it will attract the racoons.
We have rare woodpeckers who love the cedar on our house. What they did was create openings for squirrels to take over the attic. They are in cohoots! That has been secured, but it is ongoing and the wood will need to be replaced at great cost in the spring.. I love wildlife and contribute to wildlife preservation, but I won't allow "cute" rodents to destroy my home.
Yeah I think the worst one must have been trapped or killed (or a coyote got it) - the damn thing was ginormous and so were its piles. I mean it was like a small bear - I haven't seen it in some time, knock on wood.
I have a pretty low tolerance for urban wildlife after home purchase. Example, you think it's neat when house finches like a top post under your deck for a nest. Oh wow look at them come and go. Oh there are the babies. Then you go to clean up the abandoned nest in the fall and find it is cemented to the post with a giant mess of droppings etc and quickly realize a couple summers of this and you're replacing wood etc. And this is just a fucking pair of finches for crying out loud.
My favorite neighborhood cat fought off a fox the size of a German shepherd a few winters ago. This cat is fearless. She is getting older and I know I will be crushed when she is gone.I can't even leave food out for her unless dhe is there because it will attract the racoons.
We have rare woodpeckers who love the cedar on our house. What they did was create openings for squirrels to take over the attic. They are in cohoots! That has been secured, but it is ongoing and the wood will need to be replaced at great cost in the spring.. I love wildlife and contribute to wildlife preservation, but I won't allow "cute" rodents to destroy my home.
Cat - impressive/cool. "Leave food out" = feral?
Woodpeckers/squirrels - yup. I'm with you, I like wildlife in the wild, but I have to draw the line at property damage/invasion/pets killed/etc.