Well this'll teach me to put food out for the birds. For the last two months I've putting all sorts of grain, fruit, seed and pellets out for the birds. Today what do I find? A blasted great rat has taken up residence under my shed, it kept running out, grabbing a mouthful and running back. It did this for half an hour before I got bored watching and left him to it.
I do like wildlife as you know, but honestly, the audacity of the rodent.
What should I do? I don't want to kill it and if I put poison out the local cats or birds might eat it. Should I just stop putting food out in the garden in the hope it'll go away? Is it really a health hazard or is that just an old wives tale?