On Sat, 27 Mar 2021 21:10:14 -0400, Dave Smith
> wrote:

>On 2021-03-27 8:00 p.m., Boron Elgar wrote:
>> On Sat, 27 Mar 2021 19:28:30 -0400, jmcquown >
>
>> I keep mouse traps in the starwberry tubs, more to scare away the
>> chipmunks, rather than catching/harming them. I put traps around some
>> of the cherry tomato plants, too.
>>
>> I have security cameras set up around the outside of the house, not
>> for safety reasons, but for seeing critters. The things one sees
>> after dark....
>>
>
> We have a motion detector light by the patio and it goes off once in a
>while with something as small as a rabbit.... tracks seen in the snow
>the next morning. This morning my wife told me she had to take the dog
>out at 5 am this morning and when she went outside she saw a coyote
>hanging around the goldfish pond.

I live near 150 acres of woods. I used to get really itchy about late
night walks with the dog. We've had coyotes or bears show up at times.
VERY rare over the years, but the dogs (either bichon or morkie back
then) were tiny but got very butch and thought they were German
shepherds if they sensed anything out there.