"Gloria P" > wrote in message
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> Terry Pulliam Burd wrote:
>> On Tue, 11 Aug 2009 05:12:50 GMT, notbob > fired up
>> random neurons and synapses to opine:
>>
>>> On 2009-08-11, Gregory Morrow > wrote:
>>>
>>>> Yup, *exactly*. One of the "joys" of urban living is having the
>>>> homeless
>>>> continually rummaging through trash receptacles.......
>>> No different out in the boonies. Only here, it's bears. Woke up this
>>> morning to discover our garbage can (with lid bungee cord secured) wuz
>>> folded like a pretzel and garbage strewn for 30 yrds.
>>
>> When I lived at 8,500' in the Colorado Rockies, we learned fast to
>> keep our garbags cans in the garage along with the grill. And I also
>> learned not to put hummingbird feeders out *at all*
>>
>> Terry "Squeaks" Pulliam Burd
>>
>
>
> Absolutely. The news over the weekend showed photos of a rather large
> bear in the window of a fur shop in Aspen. The front door had been left
> open for customers, and the bear walked in and browsed. I don't think
> he bought anything.
>
> Bears, raccoons, coyotes, mountain lions are a constant threat in the
> foothills and higher, especially when natural food sources are scarce.
> They'll go after bird feeders, pet food, trash, gardens, and even break
> into cars and houses and raid the refrigerator. Folk with doggy doors
> often report finding raccoons at the dog or cat food bowls in their
> kitchens. In our neighborhood ducks, cats and small dogs allowed to roam
> (stoopid owners) are at the mercy of foxes, coyotes, and great horned
> owls. It's not smart to fool around with Mother Nature.
>

Folks with doggy doors deserve what they get.