We just had a visitor to the spot where the bird feeders hang during the day. I young black bear, probably about 125 to 150 pound, 1 1/2 year old chased away from momma so she could get it on with the poppa of this coming winter's cub(s), was out there standing on its hind legs to check out the water in the hanging birdbath I've put up. It seemed very disappointed to find it was just water and not the sugar water that it got the last time when it raided (and ruined) the hummingbird feeder. I'm sure glad we've started to pull in the feeders at night. Even with the million-watt flashlight on it, the bear was reluctant to leave until I stepped out on the porch. Then it just ambled off up the power line right of way.
Actually, thinking back to how the steel poles were bent last week, this may not have been the same bear. This one spent some time licking up some spilled sunflower seeds before I opened the door and sent it on its way.
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