Anonymous
02/08/2026 15:55
Subject: I can’t stop worrying about the animals
The snowcrete is a problem. Squirrels can't dig thru it to get their stashed food. The cold keeps it in place.
This is not usual. I say this after 40 winters here and 16 in Massachusetts.
I feed the squirrels and birds during this event. I keep the birdbath filled with unfrozen water.
This is not usual. I say this after 40 winters here and 16 in Massachusetts.
I feed the squirrels and birds during this event. I keep the birdbath filled with unfrozen water.
Anonymous
02/08/2026 15:46
Subject: Re:I can’t stop worrying about the animals
Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Animals are built for outdoor weather.
Yeah, what is the worry here? Seek mental help if you're worried about wild animals.
That is so MAGA-like thing to say PP.
MAGA = rational. Thanks for clarifying!
LOL. That wasn’t it but not surprised you read it THAT way.
Well, it's definitely not rational to worry about wild animals surviving outside.
Anonymous
02/08/2026 15:46
Subject: I can’t stop worrying about the animals
Anonymous wrote:It’s a problem. I’m worried sick about the wildlife, livestock and the cats and dogs that don’t get to live inside in this very long-lasting frigid weather. Is anyone else? I can’t stop worrying.
Go out w them and Sheppard the flock.
Anonymous
02/08/2026 15:41
Subject: Re:I can’t stop worrying about the animals
Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Animals are built for outdoor weather.
Yeah, what is the worry here? Seek mental help if you're worried about wild animals.
That is so MAGA-like thing to say PP.
MAGA = rational. Thanks for clarifying!
LOL. That wasn’t it but not surprised you read it THAT way.
Anonymous
02/08/2026 15:37
Subject: Re:I can’t stop worrying about the animals
Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Animals are built for outdoor weather.
Yeah, what is the worry here? Seek mental help if you're worried about wild animals.
That is so MAGA-like thing to say PP.
MAGA = rational. Thanks for clarifying!
Anonymous
02/08/2026 14:23
Subject: I can’t stop worrying about the animals
Anonymous wrote:I worry about them too. I feed a neighborhood feral cat and haven't seen her for 2 weeks, until yesterday. I was hoping she was eating- I put food out twice a day. She looked okay yesterday but I still worry.
Feral cats are a scourge. If you care about wildlife you should feed it some rat bait.
The animals that aren’t invasive in our area have nothing to worry about. This is cold but hardly unprecedented cold for this region.
Anonymous
02/08/2026 14:13
Subject: Re:I can’t stop worrying about the animals
Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Animals are built for outdoor weather.
Yeah, what is the worry here? Seek mental help if you're worried about wild animals.
That is so MAGA-like thing to say PP.
Anonymous
02/08/2026 14:06
Subject: Re:I can’t stop worrying about the animals
Anonymous wrote:Animals are built for outdoor weather.
Yeah, what is the worry here? Seek mental help if you're worried about wild animals.
Anonymous
02/08/2026 13:53
Subject: Re:I can’t stop worrying about the animals
Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Animals are built for outdoor weather.
One morning last week, after very cold night, I was at Rio Shopping Center (Gaithersburg) which has a lake. Workers were picking up dead Canadian Geese and there were at least 20 of them (with pieces of ice still stuck). Some of them got stuck on the ice (body temp melts and freezes) and died overnight. It was a sad sight.
That’s horrible.
Anonymous
02/08/2026 13:26
Subject: Re:I can’t stop worrying about the animals
Anonymous wrote:Animals are built for outdoor weather.
One morning last week, after very cold night, I was at Rio Shopping Center (Gaithersburg) which has a lake. Workers were picking up dead Canadian Geese and there were at least 20 of them (with pieces of ice still stuck). Some of them got stuck on the ice (body temp melts and freezes) and died overnight. It was a sad sight.
Anonymous
02/08/2026 13:23
Subject: I can’t stop worrying about the animals
Honestly, there are too many white tailed deer. The population needs to be reduced, naturally or artificially.
Anonymous
02/08/2026 13:21
Subject: I can’t stop worrying about the animals
Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:My parents live in northern Ohio in the "Lake Effect" snow band off Lake Erie.
Deer come and go from their yard all winter depending on the whims of the deer. I doubt the DMV conditions are too much for them.
The hard ice is more difficult or even impossible for animals to scavenge and graze underneath so this is not comparable to soft fluffy snow.
Deer move well across ice and they do not need to graze on the ground in the winter. They can easily actually survive on evergreen needles, tree bark, etc. in the winter.
Anonymous
02/08/2026 13:20
Subject: I can’t stop worrying about the animals
Stop worrying about ice. The biggest risk to deer is super heavy snow (way more than we have had here) which is soft and younger deer can’t move in. Ice is something they can move across well, same with foxes.
Anonymous
02/08/2026 11:17
Subject: I can’t stop worrying about the animals
Anonymous wrote:Same as with the deer, the red foxes can survive WAY colder weather. They have thick fur on their paws and body and their body is designed so they don't lose much heat from the paws. They're built to hunt in snow, even heavy snow, and hunt by hearing. Snow can actually be an advantage to them in hunting.
A fox can’t break the surface of this ice we have had.
Anonymous
02/08/2026 11:17
Subject: I can’t stop worrying about the animals
Anonymous wrote:My parents live in northern Ohio in the "Lake Effect" snow band off Lake Erie.
Deer come and go from their yard all winter depending on the whims of the deer. I doubt the DMV conditions are too much for them.
The hard ice is more difficult or even impossible for animals to scavenge and graze underneath so this is not comparable to soft fluffy snow.