A neighbor down the street has an "Audubon at Home" yard. http://www.audubonva...n-at-home-v15-121 She must have had similar issues over the years (her house is just off the creek). I sent her a note asking for pointers and advice. We'll see what she says.

There's a red fox that I have often seen running across the street maybe 50 feet from our front door on weekend mornings. Maybe I just need to leave the gate open more often...

I'm really torn about this. I don't think the groundhog is enough of a nuisance that it needs to be killed (especially since others will eventually follow). If we want to live in nature then we need to accept the good with the bad. I don't mind a couple of holes in the yard, and our dog Sophie doesn't seem upset by it (thus far anyway). I don't know how the neighbors will react if I don't try to get rid of it though...

:-/

Cheers,
Scott.