Birds including hawks, crows and roadrunners. Watch for Roadrunners at your feeders. Snakes, lizards, toads, frogs, praying mantis, large dragonflies and even some spiders can pose a danger.

The world on the twenty-first century is a civilized one, governed by law and custom, but with the predator/prey relationship between species an accepted part of life. Predators are expected to curb their appetites around their herbivorous co-workers (Smelly Johnson takes pride in fostering this attitude at the Skunkworks). However, Nature still rules. A fox can take down a rabbit if provoked. Jenny thinks it's funny that Jack would have a friend who's a mouse. See similar questions...

Great white sharks and killer whales (Orcas) prey on elephant seals as well as other marine life. Great whites attack from below with most attacks occurring near the surface. If the bite is superficial, the seal may escape. Sometimes you can see e-seals with scars showing they had a near-miss encounter with a shark. Predation by orcas has been documented less frequently. See similar questions...

All sex offenders that meet Nebraska's registry's requirements are required to register, including individuals that have been declared sexually violent predators by the court. Sexually violent predators are required to register a minimum of 10 years and remain registered until the court determines the person no longer suffers from a mental abnormality or personality disorder that makes the person likely to engage in a sexually violent offense. See similar questions...

A sexually violent predator is a person who has been convicted of one or more of the offenses requiring registration and who suffers from a mental abnormality or personality disorder, making them likely to commit sexually violent offenses for the purpose of victimization. An offender can only be determined a sexual violent predator by the sentencing court after considering evidence from experts on behavior and treatment of sexual offenders. See similar questions...

Many animals happily ignore the gentle opossum, and there have been many reports of pet cats making friends with neighborhood opossums. Their natural enemies, though, are foxes, coyotes, dogs, bobcats, and owls. But even more than these natural predators, their greatest enemy in the modern world is the automobile. See similar questions...

Select a hummingbird feeder with bee guards. These plastic devices allow the longer tongues of hummingbirds to reach the nectar. Bee guards prevent shorter insect tongues from reaching the nectar. Replace any dripping feeders. You can also do things to discourage ants from getting to your feeders. Laundry detergent applied with a paintbrush will work. Paint whatever surface the ants use to gain access to the feeder (but not the feeder itself). See similar questions...

Leave them up until December, but make sure fresh syrup (4 parts water/1 part sugar) is in the feeder See similar questions...

Hummingbirds will usually return to southeastern Connecticut around April 15, but you can put the feeder up as early as April first to feed early arrivals. Leave the feeder up until the end of September or as long as hummingbirds still come to it. Hummingbirds flying south rely on temperature, day length and other environmental cues to start migration. Your feeder may help them survive an early cold snap, but will not keep them from making their southward journey. See similar questions...

You can minimize predation by starlings, jays and kestrels by using nest boxes that are approved by the North American Bluebird Society. In the Willamette Valley, we recommend that nest boxes have an entrance hole that is 1 ½" in diameter. This is too small to admit the larger birds. The nest boxes need to have sufficient depth below the entrance hole to keep these birds from reaching eggs or chicks by sticking their heads into the nest box. See similar questions...

Since the ordinance stipulates that the hens must be in a completely enclosed, predator-proof enclosure, and locked in a solid henhouse at night, the hens will not attract predators any more than a rabbit in a hutch (and since the ordinance regulates pen construction, the coops will be much more predator-proof than the average rabbit hutch.) The ordinance also contains restrictions concerning feed so that other pests will not be attracted. See similar questions...

Hummingbirds are notoriously aggressive and possessive about their food sources. You can try providing additional feeders close together or spreading the feeders apart but you will not be able to stop hummingbirds from exhibiting this aggression. You have to accept it as part of their survival skills. See similar questions...

Mix 1 part sugar to 3 parts water. Do not use honey or red dye. Clean feeder every three to four days and keep it out of the sun. You may want to buy extra feeders -- some for the yard and some for the dishwasher. See similar questions...

many as 57 other species of birds besides hummingbirds are known to visit nectar feeders. Warblers, orioles, sapsuckers, chickadees and small woodpeckers have been known to stop for a drink. By all means put out a tubular feeder filled with Nyjer seed for goldfinches and another feeder with sunflower seed for house finches and others. Adding more hummingbird feeders will cut down on the competition. See similar questions...

The first commercial nectar feeder was developed in the 1950s, probably by someone at a company called Perky-Pet Products in Colorado. There hasn't been a lot of innovation since then, until recently when fanciful blown glass and copper trimmed feeders came to market. See similar questions...

Although there are many types of feeders available, most fall into two categories: bottle- type and dish-type. Bottle-type feeders are simply a bottle turned upside down, which sends the nectar into a small dish or tube. Bottle-type feeders come in all shapes and sizes, from a soda bottle turned upside down to a colorful hand-blown glass works of art. A dish-type feeder is basically a covered dish with feeding ports built into the cover. See similar questions...

Hummingbird feeders should be cleaned each time the nectar is changed. The nectar should be changedevery 3 to 4 days or if the nectar is cloudy, moldy of if contaminated by insects or dirt. Hummingbirds are extremely sensitive to the quality of the nectar. They will seek out a new source and possibly not return if they find sour, moldy, or dirty nectar in your feeder. See similar questions...