At the feeders
Last evening we brought the bird feeders back inside. A preemptive motion before that certain raccoon arrived to chow down. It seems that he enjoys sunflower seeds as much as all the finches and other normal group who cluster around the theatres period. He’s not alone. There are also a whole collection of squirrels and chipmunks that depend upon us for their snack food. As well as the fox is. In fact I think that we are spending more time to keep the local animal population alive then anyone else. It could be worse. I do not care to watch there coyotes getting their protein supply from our address. I also have no idea about many of the other creatures they have discovered that man will keep them from having to do extra foraging. It should be noted the bird seed comes in large containers and the seeds that fall to the ground do not grow. Otherwise I would be living in a forest of flowers. This is one of the things that we never had to deal with living in the city. From my point of view there were no wild animals. Except perhaps for a porcupine that was spotted many years ago. In the city even the dogs and cats have homes to go to. Around here we watch for the strays from other places. A choice I guess. Also the number of trees in the area is declining steadily. Faced with the damages left by high winds people have learned that a chainsaw makes quick logs. No idea where those are going. The world is changing. Even if the number of farms has dropped the number of animals getting their sustenance from mankind has remained constant.
