Wildlife

I live in town - I cross the street and I'm downtown. There should be an occasional stray cat, some mosquitoes, and perhaps a squirrel. I was looking out the back window at my solar globes before going to bed and a big nasty looking raccoon walked past. Last year there was a woodchuck or gopher and my neighbor reports it is back. Animal control won't capture (thereby actually controlling) animals but they will pick up the ones you capture. They will even loan you a trap with the warning, "if anyone takes it from your yard, it'll be about $36 to replace it." She really didn't seem excited to deal with it. Alrighty then! Perhaps I'll get my havahart trap out and set it. I would feel heroic in capturing these destructive invaders. My coworkers who live in the country find it hilarious -my alarm at these trash-eating essentially giant rats. I reiterate, "I live in town. There should be an occasional stray cat, some mosquitoes, and perhaps a squirrel - a well-behaved one at that - clean, cute and with a fluffy tail."