We used to feed all the strays in our neighborhood and always left a bowl of dry out at night. Well, we got the expected opposum, no problem there, we even named him Opie! But, we started getting LARGE raccoons on our front porch, so we had to stop. One of the neighbors lets their cats out at night and we didn't want to see any of them get hurt (Opie never bothered anyone or anything). We live in the 'burbs, but very near the foothills, so I guess that's where all the critters come from. A deer, now that's amazing! I loved that picture!