Do you feed the local wildlife ?

@traceyjayne I used to put out bird food because I loved watching and listening to the gallimaufry of small birds that flitted about the garden. The the seagulls got wind of it and peppered my paths with their guano.

I live in an apartment complex, and they really don’t like that because it attracts bugs. My stepmom though will put up bird feeders, and throw out leftover food in her backyard fitting for birds or squirrels or any other creature that wants it. Not copious amounts, but enough to make them happy, I assume.

Sort of... Rabbits and deer come up into our yard to eat the clover or grass growing there and we're planting more clover now so it takes over the entire yard. Soon we won't need to hire someone to mow our yard since the clover only grows four or five inches tall. The clover flowers will grow up to six inches but nobody will complain if they see flowers in our yard. When I planted lettuce in the pots on our front porch, one fat little squirrel ate it to the ground and got even fatter those two years. Apparently, he didn't tell his buddies about "his" garden. It was hilarious when I put wire mesh over the tops of the planters so he couldn't steal the lettuce I was growing for Pretty's salads. He'd climb on the wire mesh and give me dirty looks while I laughed. He didn't like the spinach I grew for my own uses or the sweet peppers and tomatoes I usually planted.

Birds here need watering points more than they need food. I make sure there is always water in the birdbath.

My relatives like to feed dogs and cats as well as wildlife with food leftovers every day.

We buy bird seed and peanuts for the squirrels, birds, and chipmunks.