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That's always an interesting problem, as many times nuisance wildlife has hidden benefits, and I'll certainly admit to going the extra mile sometimes to try and let things be when possible, an example of which is the woodchuck who lives under my porch since a pup 5 years ago, he climbs up onto my leg and eats out of my hand. My Rhodesian Ridgeback ( was the best dog anyone could have asked for ) passed on that fall and low and behold that following spring I ran into this little guy face to face in a pine tree on the lawn, he's never left, real friendly enjoys a pat on the back, he hangs out on the porch just like Biggy used to, and I'll never forget the time he tried to take a broom down to his den or last year when he stood on the porch looking at the front door with his arms crossed, as if to say where is the food buddy ? I have been fortunate to take some good digital photos and video of this guy. I suppose I won't be placing any more of these in my crosshairs, this little guy has negotiated a truce here & boy have they multiplied, even then, most have bored into embankments or other places where a hole is no bother, and my garden is fenced in, so I leave em be. Up at the farm, the blue swallows have been nesting for years, and there is no doubt about thge insect reduction, no gnats, blackflies and or mosquitos in the vicinity, and there is standing water right behind the barn, it is amazing at how much of dent they put in the insect population, there is enough of them to keep insects in check, but not so many as to make any real mess, they nest over the aisle, which gets cleaned 3-4 times a day anyways. They fly around like minature F-16's and every once in awhile one will crash into you, as they go in and out of the barn !
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