Summer brings us out of the house and we spend more time outdoors, weather permitting, and have an opportunity to see animals and birds that live around us.
1. Do you see many animals where you live? Is your answer a good or bad thing?
In the immediate vicinity of where I live I don't see many wild animals except for a few types of birds, the odd squirrel and the occasional mouse. That's a good thing but I wished I saw a lot more variety of birds. Oh once I saw a coyote down a dark alley when I was returning home very late from work one night. Fortunately he was further away and didn't follow me.
2. What kind of animals and birds are around your area?
In the broader city area where I live there are all kinds of wildlife and sealife. There are wild bears, mountain lions, coyotes, squirrels, birds, racoons, rats, mice and possibly other critters. In the ocean there are all kinds of fish which I never see but occasionally I will see orca whales and sea lions, the latter like to sun bathe while sitting on logs or rocks on the seashore. The bird life is prolific but I seldom see them unless I go out farther afield. In my immediate area I only see the occasional robins, sparrows, chicadees, pigeons, crows and sea gulls. If I go to the park I see swans, geese, ducks and all the others I've mentioned and sometimes bald eagles. If I go to the university or other outlying areas I will also see a lot of bald eagles.
3. What kind of animals and birds could you do without and what kind would you love to see more often?
I love all birds but can do without the coyotes, wild mountain lions, cougars and bears. These animals have been increasingly forced out of their natural habitat by human encroachment so it's only natural they now roam the areas where humans have moved in. Thankfully in my immediate, I only know of coyotes that can pass by. Apparently several hundred of them live in the city.
4. Do you feed wild birds or animals?
I do not feed the wildlife. It isn't good to encourage them to rely on and get habituated to humans. It's especially bad to try and feed bears when you see them in the park but people do it all the time.
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3 comments:
Couldn't agree more on the feeding wild life. It is not a kindness unless there is a very very bad heat wave or bad winter.
I enjoyed your post about the wildlife in your region. I know the natural habitat for wildlife is being taken over by humans everywhere, and then the animals have to go scavenging for food in garbage dumpsters and trash cans, becoming a nuisance and then they have to be destroyed if they can't be relocated to a better region. I hate to see that. When we lived in the forest at our last house, we had many bears pass through our yard regularly because we were actually on their native bear trail. So we just stayed out the way and let them go on about their business. We never had any issues except a couple of times they came after my bird feeders, so I knew then to take them inside at night in particular and during some of their peak activity times in spring. Once there were plenty of berries ripe in the woods they didn't bother my bird feeders. We could never leave out any kind of garbage, and people were advised to keep their doors and windows locked/shut, as they are very clever and can open doors and windows...cars too. Thankfully we never had any dangerous encounters, but it was always a possibility so we were very cautious. Thank you for participating in the Tuesday 4! It's always fun to hear what other people are thinking about the same subjects!
I enjoyed your answers, Penny. And I love the illustration you chose to put with it!
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