Critters
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I guess one does learn something everyday (or at least once in a while).
I've seen this one in the garden of my holiday home several times this year. Sometimes he'll just sit in the middle of the lawn, and take in the afternoon sun, so I guess he's decided that I'm not all that dangerous (though I would be if I had a hunting license - hares are delicious!).
We also have deer coming through here regularly. There is a field behind the house, and the neighbours have cut down the natural fence for the view. So they tend to go through our ground because of the cover.
The view from the neighbouring houses is nice. But I prefer to look at this through the kitchen window while doing the dishes:
nj pheonix
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I guess one does learn something everyday (or at least once in a while).
I've seen this one in the garden of my holiday home several times this year. Sometimes he'll just sit in the middle of the lawn, and take in the afternoon sun, so I guess he's decided that I'm not all that dangerous (though I would be if I had a hunting license - hares are delicious!).
We also have deer coming through here regularly. There is a field behind the house, and the neighbours have cut down the natural fence for the view. So they tend to go through our ground because of the cover.
The view from the neighbouring houses is nice. But I prefer to look at this through the kitchen window while doing the dishes:
We have rabbits but pretty sure no hares.
There are some sizable flying predators here (hawks and owls).
I've seen squirrels and rabbits in their talons as they're flying off. My cat is no bargain to them as well.
Deer here also. Thick as bugs on a bumper.
Recently a whole bunch of fawns. Completely indifferent to car traffic as opposed to the adults which view cars as good fun.
Can't blame them. We took their forests for our developments.
Still , you really have to pay attention.
Oh, and after they're (the deer) hit. The vultures do an outstanding job of cleaning them up.
Down to not much but bones in 2-3 days.
Afaik hares are indigenous to Europe, and have only been introduced small parts of the US for hunting.
I often see fawns on the road up here as well. There is one stretch of road, with woods on both sides, where they will just come out of nowhere, especially in the autumn. Scary shite when you're driving at 90 kph!
If I ever hit one, though (which I hope will never happen), it will go in the boot of the car to be quartered and frozen, as there's no reason in letting good meat go to waste. Growing up, I ate more than a few pheasants that my dad had hit with his car, and pigeons that were nesting in my climbing tree and eating the seeds from his kitchen garden.
audiodummy
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Gotten sick and tired of cottontails in my yard. Mostly because of the "rabbit pellets" that I see everywhere, but alternately because they get trapped and die in my window wells that I don't often check...
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Get a pellet gun or a small caliper rifle, and shoot them for food. Rabbits are super delicious and breed like, you know, rabbits.
Here in Denmark they are considered to be a delicacy, and cost a fortune. But in France, for instance, they are viewed as a pest, and are as cheap as chicken.
audiodummy
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I'm not so sure about the healthiness of eating suburban rabbits... probably full of 2,4-D, plus probably would get fined for unlawful discharge of a firearm...
Fair points.
I wouldn't eat a city pigeon either, even though I love the taste of forest pigeons. And I'm very much against gen pop owning firearms, other than for sport or hunting. I just thought you'd have to live in the country to have a rabbit problem.
Sandy G
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Deer, we got by the truckload.. They get squarshed frequently.Most other wildlife don't fare too well against Peterbilts & pickemups, neither. One kind of critters have invaded suburbia down here, & are a problem- Smokey De Bear. They have no natural enemies, & will be a problem-BIG Time in a few years. They can cause a lot of damage in no time, & I know one will soon be munchy-wunching on somebody's Brat soon enuf..NOT a Subaru, either.
Bears rarely venture into the city or even the 'burbs around here, but once, just before the turn of the century, I had to pick up something from a toolmaker about an hour and a half north of here. I asked him how come the 6x6 post in his yard was leaning at 45 degrees. He said he forgot to take in the hummingbird feeder and the bears like the sugar. What was impressive was the post was set in concrete below the frost line - which in these parts is three feet down.
Anyway, apart from the odd coyote, our suburban wildlife tends to more innocuous - like this little guy we encountered at a county park.
Infantry Man
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About the size of the palm of my hand
