Wildlife had to make room for us, for our subdivision. Before it was all built up I found beautiful pine lilies, native orchids, pitcher plants…. all gone now, bulldozed over and under. And then there are the animals, turtles, snakes, birds, insects…
young raccoon munching palm fruits
We can try to help those animals to accept us humans, to reach out and offer friendship (Thanksgiving comes to mind) by keeping the needs of the local wildlife in mind when creating our gardens.
And yes, there are those animals that take advantage of us 
like the deer, munching the rose buds, or the armadillos digging burrows, and not to mention the squirrels…. but there are options for us, plants the deer won’t like, extra corn for the squirrels, and black pepper to evict the armadillo…
Cooper Hawk eyeing the Mourning Doves
To read more, go to the page ‘create a Wildlife Habitat’