just omg

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I'm in a city but get a surprising amount of wildlife. Despite being no where near the sea or any large lake I have seagulls the whole time and those are big birds. When they walk over my roof I know all about it. There are falcons and kestrels. There is a railway(railroad) nearby that is like a corridor for wildlife. All sorts of creatures, especially small mammals walk along there. I had to help a hedgehog turn around away from a busy street and go back to the railway. (I know they aren't native to the USA, but think Sonic or google one.) Their protection mechanism is to roll up in a ball with their spikes sticking out everywhere. Sadly this isn't very effective against traffic on busy streets, so I was quite glad to save that one from being splatted on the street.

Luckily my new neighbours have cats that seem to be dealing with the rat/mouse problem - fingers crossed.

I can't even think about things coming up the toilet - that's my nightmare for tonight!