Ya screwy wabbit!!

Crimes of opportunity (for both the 2 and 4 legged variety). I guess you have to plant some spiky deterrents around your veggies next year if you want to grow within reach of passers-by...or grow in your back yard protected by fencing. ;)

Do not grow tempting veggies alongside the sidewalk That's a great place for growing weird looking stuff you like but every one turns up their noses.

A neighbor once had all the fruit from his lemon tree "harvested" overnight.

I grew carrots once and when they looked good and fat, I pulled some out only to find they were half eaten from underneath! Turns out the moles - which are rampant - had dug nearby getting worms out of the garden soil (they don't eat roots) and the voles which use mole tunnels had probably eaten the carrots. Flea-bitten varmints!

My carrots disappeared without a trace.

No loose top ferns laying around? My carrots are planted in ground and it takes a good pull to get them up (raised beds easier?), esp not breaking the tops when pulling. I have rabbits here but they don't bother the carrots and would have to do some digging to get them up. Does the soil look dug up or were the carrots pulled straight out leaving perfect holes? If the latter it's 2 legged and probably 2 handed.