A stranger in my backyard

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Lately I have been feeling like a stranger, an intruder in my on back yard. This is all because the animals seem to have taken over. There is a new batch of bunnies feasting on my young vegetables and they are as bold as ever. When I get close to their hideouts in the course of my gardening duties they simply stare me down and stand their ground. There is also a new crop of young and feisty squirrels and an abundance of birds who have made my backyard home or their favorite place to visit. I do enjoy the lone singing bird but when dozens of birds are chirping, singing and generally being noisy at the same time can be a bit much and I can't even tell them to shut up. I can't blame the intruders since I have made my backyard into an oasis where the animals and critters feel safe. There is water, food galore, trees and shrubs and nooks and crannies, to hide out in. I am not complaining, it's just lately I have begun to see myself as the outsider, encroaching on wildlife territory. Now I know how the animals feel when we humans enter their territory.