On Sat, 10 Sep 2005 08:38:00 -0400, Harry Krause wrote:


We've so decimated the critter habitat that I have no objections to
sharing what is left. Most evenings, just about dusk, I have foxes walking
through the edge of my back yard next to the woods. I'd rather see them
than some damned ugly subdivision house across the field.

Well, we sure have changed the habitat, but around here, the animals have
seemed to have adapted. They are far more numerous and varied than when I
was younger. New Jersey isn't thought of as country, but within walking
distance of my house, I have seen bear, beaver, otter, coyote, wild
turkeys. All of which would have been quite rare, if existent, just a few
years ago. Oh, and deer, they are like vermin, forget gardens or shrubs.