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Hesitate to say she/he is a feral as I think she goes back and forth between house across the street (winters under their deck) and spends some evenings @ our house in spring/summer and maybe next-door neighbor's as well. She is a survivor! Been around @ least 3-4 years. Today was first day I noticed her back in our yard after winter. Cleaning herself on picnic table right outside door. Point is, unfortunately I noticed either a ground squirrel or worse come down our slope in midday, then something seemed to hop into a grate behind some lawn furniture when I approached. Ugh. Had heard some scratching near chimney; got ultrasonic plug-ins in last 5 days; seems to have stopped. Need feral! (we have 3 indoor cats). Seemingly ferals are the literally the only thing that work. This kitty and I are used to each other. I love the cat! I am careful when out in the yard in evening not to approach her - or if I have to go near (to take garbage to curb, for instance) I try to move slowly. Do I feed her a little? It's O.k. w/me if she expects to be fed from then on. The neighbor may be feeding her as well; (as, unforunately, she feeds raccoons, then got into a tiff when I told her I didn't want family of raccoons living under our greenhouse). If I feed feral a little she'll probably come around more, but then maybe she won't mouse as much, assuming she's mousing at all? (but even if she isn't actually catching mice, just being around the yard should be scaring them, right?) Pls note that we haven't seen anything in house. we'd like to keep it that way. Thanks!