I was feeling lazy the morning of October 27th, so I didn't bring the bird feeder out. When I was washing up the breakfast dishes I happened to look out the window, and what do you know? I had a visitor in my backyard that made me glad I was too lazy to feed the birds today.
@aglennc Thanks Anita! Yes, and apparently he dined on my neighbor's garbage last night! They are not too scary- when you're inside behind a glass sliding door (hehe).
Oh my goodness! That is really very close. I'm guessing had the feeder been up there he might have been robbing it! Great shot of him through what I am hoping is a kitchen window.
For twenty years, I see bear scat and have garbage dumped and the branches ripped off fruit trees, but I’ve never gotten a glimpse of the critter or critters responsible
@wag864 They come from the woods and are attracted to neighborhoods like ours because of the garbage.
@taffy They are safe as long as you keep your distance and respect them. People are warned all the time not to feed them or interact with them. They are wild and so you cannot predict what they'll do. If you feed them and then stop it aggravates them and that's when they become dangerous.
@allie912 Not too "usual" but not uncommon either.
@randystreat Yes, I think I photographed him this Spring and he was stopping in before he "went to sleep" for the winter. He did know where to go- walked right up to the shepherd's hook as if he'd find seed there.
@jo38 We have them too- and they eat my plants as well as the birdseed!
@grammyn yes, he would have ripped the bird feeder apart and yes, it was taken through a window.
@onewing We have had a possum or two over the years, but no koalas in this neck of the woods!
@robz oh, definitely a lot less imposing to see a wallaby!
@pandorasecho Maybe it's not a bear at all- it's Bigfoot!
Thanks everyone!
@wag864 They come from the woods and are attracted to neighborhoods like ours because of the garbage.
@taffy They are safe as long as you keep your distance and respect them. People are warned all the time not to feed them or interact with them. They are wild and so you cannot predict what they'll do. If you feed them and then stop it aggravates them and that's when they become dangerous.
@allie912 Not too "usual" but not uncommon either.
@randystreat Yes, I think I photographed him this Spring and he was stopping in before he "went to sleep" for the winter. He did know where to go- walked right up to the shepherd's hook as if he'd find seed there.
@jo38 We have them too- and they eat my plants as well as the birdseed!
@grammyn yes, he would have ripped the bird feeder apart and yes, it was taken through a window.
@onewing We have had a possum or two over the years, but no koalas in this neck of the woods!
@robz oh, definitely a lot less imposing to see a wallaby!
@pandorasecho Maybe it's not a bear at all- it's Bigfoot!
Thank you CC, Mandy and Diane!