Everyone is forgetting something

MickeyLuv'r

MickeyLuv'r

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It isn't just the cute critters...but the less cute six legged critters also miss us. :)
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Yesterday, a robin was perched in a tree looking quizzically into my kitchen as if thinking, "I see you still exist, but why are all you humans staying put? What's wrong with you?"
 
MickeyLuv'r

MickeyLuv'r

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manmythlegend said:
But yeah I get your point, the ducks and squirrels will all be fine without people there.
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That depends.

If WDW has more birds and bunnies, it is likely WDW also has more of the critters that eat birds and bunnies too!

I recently saw a news bit about how bears are quickly taking advantage of the lack of people in natural-type state parks, so it wouldn't surprise me if other critters are doing the same. (in the other thread, someone was asking about national parks and going now, and social distancing... I didn't quite get around to mentioning the potential for critter encounters!)

Once, we wanted to walk from Ft. Wilderness back to WL after dark, and a CM strongly advised against it citing a list of critters such as coyotes that are active in the wooded areas of WDW at night. I can't say for certain that's true, but I've seen gators, snakes, armadillos, racoons, geckos, and other wildlife in Orlando.

Oh, and PLENTY of anoles! I bet the anoles are having a field day without all us pesky humans!
 
danlb_2000

danlb_2000

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Will someone please think of lizards!!

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Heppenheimer

Heppenheimer

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ImperfectPixie said:
Yup. There seems to be a segment of the Disneyphile population that doesn't care about the consequences of feeding the wild animals...I've been in many arguments about why doing so is bad for everyone - including the animals.
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Not just Disney fans. I can't forget once seeing someone in Kingston, ONT, feeding the ducks standing right next to a "Do not feed the waterfowl' sign. Or the idiots feeding snacks to prairie dogs in a wildlife refuge Imin Oklahoma. I don't think they realize that prairie dogs are a natural reservoir for the bubonic plague.
 
HouCuseChickie

HouCuseChickie

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I read an article the other week talking about how rats and other pests and rodents are getting pretty desperate for food. We've noticed an increase in owls around our home over the last few weeks. We suspect the rodents that normally scavenge things from local schools and shopping centers are moving more into the neighborhoods and getting careless. Still, since you were concerned about squirrels, I'm sure they're adapting and moving on to places with food. I saw this local one the other day who managed to find a slice of pizza...

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As for the birds, I haven't taken any local duck pictures, but I'm sure most of them have moved on to areas with something for them to eat...even if it means relying on natural food sources, like this local heron.

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And if they aren't bright enough to adapt and survive, guys like this should still get a meal out of them ;)

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