"Harry Krause" wrote in message
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Doug Kanter wrote:
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No squirrels at home???

Rats. Mice. Opossum. Skunk. Crow. Geese. Pigeon. Dove. Egret.
That's our suburban backyard. Some call it wildlife. Some call it
suburban wildlife. With the exception of the egrets, I just call it
pests. The lake is a wilderness area compared to our suburban life,
so the kids aren't used to seeing animals in their natural habitat.
Oh yeah, and I haven't seen a squirrel in the 10 years I've lived
here.

Where's "here"?

Sonoma County near Santa Rosa.


I could package up a few dozen squirrels for you, if you're interested.
That would leave me with a few thousand.


My wife feeds the squirrels. Not close to the house, thankfully, but she
does put out their favorite seeds. She feeds all the other critters, too.
We have a couple of foxes that stop by for dinner at dusk. They really are
beautiful animals. One of our near neighbors has a pair of llamas, but
they are not roaming the forest.

Many gardeners would take your wife for a one-way boat ride. :-) Squirrels
can wreak havoc with seed beds. I like them, but there's no need to attract
them, and *definitely* no need to feed them. I've got my entire garden
caged, just so they won't dig around the various seedlings which are
sprouting all season long. Without cages, I'd never see lettuce, carrots, or
anything else.