Brigid is only 6 months, so she might behave differently a year from now. Don't know what Molly would've done at her age. I also wonder if Molly might've considered those birds sort of like friends instead of potential prey. They were certainly part of her world. And she was a bit lonely until we got her a baby sister.
Thinking about other animals, despite my earnest landscaping for wildlife habitat, today I saw the third bee of the season. THIRD. Damn Monsanto and GMO's. Hopefully before the end of summer I'll be able to start raising mason bees. It's my understanding that they have placid natures. The county courthouse 3 blocks away hosts a big colony of bats which swarm out over the town every night, so I don't have to worry about those. But if they start to decline locally, I'll have to buy or make a bat house too.
The critters I'm NOT hospitable too are the racoons, possums, and skunks, partly because of their tendency to spread rabies. Besides, they have more than a few abandoned houses to live in, which the town fathers refuse to do anything about, citing their alleged helplessness regarding aesthetics. Well, at least they made the owners of junk vehicles clean up those eyesores.
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