Mine eat June bugs also. When I police the grounds out back I find the wings sticking out of the dried stool. Ewwww is right.

I had to chase them away from a floundering baby bird yesterday. What could have been a fuzzy snack (a fledged but not flight-worthy sparrow practicing it's take-off) was launched into the next door neighbor's back yard where it could continue the strident peep for Mom to feed it, but without the danger of a curious frisky dog.

One of the reasons I do the organic gardening is because I think I see a lot more wildlife with the healthy environment. I did see a lot more before I had dogs in the yard, I will admit. I mentioned this to a friend out at a local nature center, and he said that at least the damage is contained by my fences, it isn't like I'm spraying lawn and bug chemicals far and wide and wiping out a lot of stuff. Just a few birds and slow squirrels.

SRS