the treats you are giving my be attracting preadators =(

[colowyo0809]

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Not just predators. Also other prey animals, aka pests. Mice and rats and such will be attracted by the spilled seed, and they will tend to gravitate towards your home, especially when the weather starts turning colder. And, the more mice and such you are feeding, the more predators will come around for them.

 

[Namble]

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Just wanted to say I love your avatar!!!

 

[Organics North]

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I know any small amount of meat I put out will be gone in seconds..

ON

 

[boogiedog]

Same with dog or cat food left out for pets. I always bring my dog's bowls in at night. Since becoming more meticulous about that it appears most of my nocturnal visitors have decreased - and I'm in a fairly wooden but technically urban area. We have HUGE raccoons, skunks, tons of opossums...some coyotes, hawks, owls and the occasional mountain lion.