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Bears looking for easy backyard food


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Bears are finding bird feeders to be a tempting treat this year.

A bear on Margaret Avenue in South Lake Tahoe hopped the fence in hopes of finding some easy pickings with the bird feeder on top of the fence.

A hungry bear eyes a bird feeder in South Lake Tahoe. Photos/Judy Brown

A hungry bear eyes a bird feeder in South Lake Tahoe. Photos/Judy Brown

The owner is taking the feeder down.

With bears easily scampering over fences, this could be a problem for small children and family pets playing in the yard, not to mention destruction of fences and other personal property.

A bear comes into the backyard of a South Tahoe home.

A bear comes into the backyard of a South Tahoe home.

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  1. Lorrie in Texas says - Posted: June 29, 2010

    And we gripe about other neighbors cats.Glad I do not live there.