r/Connecticut • u/Successful_Map9286 • 1d ago

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FARMINGTON,NEARER TO AVON
I was inside I swear, I guess he just couldnā€™t see me through the glassšŸ« 
Heā€™s licking at sunflower seed shells?
I was just sweeping that porch, and came inside for a few minutes, maybe longer? I donā€™t know, I wonder what drew him in? Just the seeds?

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u/DarkHorseAsh111 1d ago

oh he's gorgeous.

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u/Successful_Map9286 1d ago

https://reddit.com/link/p71ugxx/video/jnon4mjxsrmh1/player

Look at his little face
My boyfriend came out on the upper deck there at that point and he skittered offšŸ„¹

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u/DarkHorseAsh111 1d ago

So pretty.

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u/raccoonwithknives 1d ago

Yeah, and I dont see a collar. So Id try to take it to the vet and see if it has a chip. Strange looking dog tho idk what breed that is

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u/P3nis15 1d ago

that is a mountain lion for sure

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u/raccoonwithknives 19h ago

Hmm Im not familiar with that breed interesting

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u/koalamitai 1d ago

Can i pet that dawg

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u/Hulkbuster_v2 1d ago

Yknow, it's not safe to keep your dog outside. There could be bears.

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u/Alarming_Flow7066 1d ago

Sick a mountain lion!

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u/HealthyDirection659 Hartford County 1d ago

Golden retriever

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u/Different_Air2941 1d ago

Cā€™mon now. Thatā€™s a black lab.

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u/Successful_Map9286 1d ago

U againšŸ¤£šŸ˜‚

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u/Alarming_Flow7066 1d ago

I donā€™t know who you are.

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u/Sad_Ad_2524 1d ago

Bears, beets, Battlestar Galactica

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u/CATDesign Litchfield County 1d ago

Bears have a good sense of smell, so they probably followed the bird seeds that you were sweeping up. Sweeping may have got the seed oil scent up in the air, and they may have followed that trail.

Although you think those seeds are all pretty much shells, I've seen birds be quite messy eaters. So, there may have been a few full seeds on that porch. The seeds being worth enough of an effort for the bear to stop by and try their luck licking up the porch.

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u/Boring-Yogurt2966 1d ago

I hope he stays safe. It sometimes doesn't end well when bears start investigating human neighborhoods, so much can go wrong, and that makes me sad.

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u/DeskFan203 1d ago

Shiny round boi

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u/PurplePrincessPalace 1d ago

Gorgeous big boy! šŸ˜

He was definitely drawn in by the sunflower seeds. Bears have a great sense of smell and are extremely food driven. Iā€™d keep that area clear unless you donā€™t mind furry visitors šŸ˜Š

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u/BuckshotJonesSr 1d ago

Thicc boi!

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u/EveryMoose9523 18h ago

if not friend, why friend-shaped?!? šŸ˜­šŸ˜­šŸ˜­

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u/zepher2828 1d ago

Literally just the seeds, he smelled those from 1/4 mile away probablyĀ 

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u/QueenOfQuok 1d ago

I can attest to how much bears love birdseed. Evidence: Two destroyed feeders

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u/Impossible-Shoe5460 12h ago

This is why I no longer have a bird feeder.

Bears are wild animals and they should know how to survive as wild animals. Remove food sources so they can stay wild AND stay healthy.

Making bears dependent on us to survive is one-way path get them into trouble, or worse.

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u/robrklyn 12h ago

Why were there sunflower seed shells? Please donā€™t tell me you were feeding the birds.

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u/Awkward-Action7442 10h ago

stop feeding them ffs

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u/RyanMcLeod1981 7h ago

Dolphins are beautiful this time of year

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u/Fragrant-Hunter-6160 1d ago

What are you feeding him?

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u/fingers 1d ago

Death.

A fed bear is a dead bear.