Our grape jelly for the orioles sometimes gets raided at night. So I bring that in. Groundhogs, raccoons, snakes, please stay away from the house and garden.
Ahh yes, I did have an orange that had grape jelly on top in the center taken one night in the last week or so. We have multiple feeders at 3 stations at the edge of our lawn, where we can observe all the birds and critters enjoying what we provide. There are baffles on the feeding stations, so they can’t get up, but there is a lot that drops on the ground, and with 10+ feeders, there’s usually something for everyone.
The sneaky ones are the piney squirrels that get a running start and swing off of a nearby branch and launch themselves towards the bird feeders. Sometimes they land on them and feast, other times they miss the station and fall to the ground. They’re not really flying squirrels, but they try their best!
I am planning to use Irish Spring slices in and around the impatiens cart this year. Every year the deer have a gourmet meal, eat those, as well as the hosta and sedum. It’s like Christmas dinner for them.