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Well, apparently the word got out about the Sawmill/Headquarters Monday Night Buffet and now you’ll be happy to know there is also a Friday Morning Breakfast session, as evidenced by Mr. Green Ear Tags himself in the photo above. He showed up at our house at 8 a.m. this morning – just after John had put out this feeder that we only put out in the daytime. We scared him away and he went north.

We received a message from Kathy and Gary Lang with photos showing this same bear was at their house (south of us) at lunch time. This is the same bear that Kim Gauvain had photographed eating her garbage.

The main thing is that the bears are out foraging for all kinds of food to pack on the pounds before they go into hibernation. This particular bear doesn’t seem to be the least bit afraid of humans, so it will continue to raid the neighborhood. I reported the sighting to the DEP this morning, but I got the impression they won’t do anything about it unless we file a formal complaint about it.

I will check with our friend at the DEP tomorrow and find out when they consider a bear’s behavior bad enough to do something about it. At least one Milton resident feels that something dangerous might happen if we don’t nip it in the bud. I will let you all know what I find out.

In the meantime, I would suggest no bird feeders, and don’t put your garbage out until the early morning, if possible. Keep garbage cans inside closed garage doors, and don’t leave pet food outdoors. We certainly don’t want to encourage more visits from our hungry black furry friends. They have a right to live in Milton, too, but we just want them to stay in the woods and not in our yards.

Have a good holiday weekend.

Janet