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I worry about all the wildlife when the temperatures are as cold as they are ..... (Original Post) IcyPeas Dec 2022 OP
I have several in my greenhouse. Texaswitchy Dec 2022 #1
That's a great idea! Marthe48 Dec 2022 #5
Ditto, and neighbors 'adopted' a feral cat recently, elleng Dec 2022 #2
Well, I have a half dozen wild rabbits burrowed under the front of my house... hlthe2b Dec 2022 #3
thank you for helping the rabbits BlueWaveNeverEnd Dec 2022 #8
I worry about that too Marthe48 Dec 2022 #4
Alligator 'icing' in the cold weather keithbvadu2 Dec 2022 #6
... UTUSN Dec 2022 #7
I worry about the stray cats. zanana1 Dec 2022 #9
I haven't seen "my" squirrels frogmarch Dec 2022 #10

Texaswitchy

(2,962 posts)
1. I have several in my greenhouse.
Fri Dec 23, 2022, 06:20 PM
Dec 2022

Both doors were open yesterday.

I put out food and water.

The birds are smart.

elleng

(131,203 posts)
2. Ditto, and neighbors 'adopted' a feral cat recently,
Fri Dec 23, 2022, 06:21 PM
Dec 2022

and neighbors are away, I don't know what's happening with the cat now. 24 degrees here, and WINDY.

hlthe2b

(102,419 posts)
3. Well, I have a half dozen wild rabbits burrowed under the front of my house...
Fri Dec 23, 2022, 06:25 PM
Dec 2022

where I left ample stocks of Timothy Hay.

I see birds and squirrels burrowed in the unexposed limbs of Blue Spruce trees.. Deer/Elk tend to find heavily treed areas with lots of undergrowth (those that aren't hanging around the local mountain breweries enjoying the hops and other "discards. )... Prairie dogs and black-footed ferrets have their own handy burrows. As have the coyotes, foxes, and lynx/bobcats. Bears, hopefully, have already found their hibernation cave. Old abandoned buildings and barns are always options for birds and smaller mammals in more rural areas.

Sadly, our raptors are fighting both cold, hunger, and rampant Avian Flu--so they will be hit hard regardless.

Marthe48

(17,047 posts)
4. I worry about that too
Fri Dec 23, 2022, 06:39 PM
Dec 2022

We've put a lot of seed out yesterday and today, and have a lot of birds, especially cardinals. Several birds have hit windows today, even though the seed is away from the house. I hope they find trees and brush to shelter in, and can weather this horrible cold weather. You are so kind to think of the wildlife

zanana1

(6,135 posts)
9. I worry about the stray cats.
Sat Dec 24, 2022, 09:24 AM
Dec 2022

When I had a house, I had a heated little cat house in my carport. I live in an apartment now and there's nothing I can do.

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