I used to have wild deer that would come up to the ranch and let me pet them after a couple of days of warming up to me. I got to thinking that it was just making hunting season deadlier for them as they'd lost their fear of humans, so I quit. I still feed 'em, and they know that if'n they're on the ranch, they're safe. Haven't seen any in almost two months. Looking forward to seeing them come back. Some years, it's a nursery. Other years, it's a bachelors club with nothing but bucks. Nothing like watching the little snots jumping around the back yard like kittens playing. I like critters more than I do most people.
And why not?! Most critters are more likeable than most people.
I agree Hippie on liking critters. All animals and birds are my friends, even before the covid. Love my house pets (family) but feed the birds and squirrels daily. Could do without the coons. People now days are changing. We all have our wants needs and desires but some how those basic needs have gone in different directions. Sad.
I agree too, having grown up around farm and wild animal pets, as well as friendly interacting wild animals. Besides intelligence, their sense of play, especially Interspecies, never ceases to cause me introspection and amazement.
Feed 'em, and they will come...
The secret to winning a critters heart! I still feed the squirrels, crows, and jays peanuts in the park. Many of the Fox/Gray squirrels and Scrub Jays will take a peanut out of my hand and I've fed one of the Jays from my hand at home, but don't usually put out food for them or pets at home because it draws rats and raccoons, plus the crows can get demanding and noisy.
38F @ 86% RH, partially cloudy with sprinkles and 5 mph wind, predicted to reach 60F (+22F swing).
The cleaning ladies swabbed out the lair yesterday, so me and the pup took advantage of the gaugus weather and headed for Fernhill dog park, where we spent some quality time socializing with the pack, as well as hiking, and fetch the ball.
Hee, hee, hee, because it has two steep hills with a valley between, I can fling a ball from one hill top to the other and zee sleek sly puppy has to run down, across and up both ways to retrieve it.
I also finished the second winterize of the concentrate that I harvested from my vape pipe and started reducing it. I got sleepy and shut it down last night, but finished it off this morning and have it finishing off in a shallow dish. Not sure what I'm going to do with it, so just storing it as a concentrate for now.
I got notice that my home surge protector was delivered to my UPS box and the two copper ground rods are due today, so I will make a point to pick them up. This last ice storm fiasco sent power surges through some of the lines that fried everything electrical in some of the homes in the hood, costing them thousands of dollars for appliance replacement. As our weather appears to be getting worse, I'm thinking it is a good investment.