"k" wrote in message
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Woke up this morning to this
http://tinyurl.com/2wjjlt

This is what the island normally looks like
http://tinyurl.com/39e6n3

The labradors shot out the door and went on a sniff
frenzy. To me, the damage and the sniff frenzy, looks
to be raccoon(s). The girls treed three of them this
winter and they never go on a sniff frenzy when the
heron visits.

I do not plan to take any defensive action. Just think it's
interesting to see the interaction of nature in the suburban
backyard.

I'll post the predator hints on another thread for those folks who can
use them. Jan and I did a bit of revising on them.

k :-)

If you do decide to stop turning the other cheek, traps with fresh bait (the
humane cage kind) are very effective at catching raccoons, who can't seem to
leave a nice meal of blueberrys, ketchup and saltine crackers alone. Take
raccoon to the nearest forested area with water and poof! problem solved.

John