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We’re down to one single woodchuck now.
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Momma and the other 3 siblings have departed the pattern…
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But this little guy knows a good thing when he sees (and eats) it.
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😊
Saw this the other day and had to do a double take.
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And while it’s absolutely true, I had to wonder if it also looks like anyone we know….?
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❤️
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Along with our extremely dry, drought ravished lawn?
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A pair of young bucks.
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They’ve been coming for a nightly nosh since they were born and are now sprouting their first sets of velveted horns.
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Adolescent male deer will stay together until they’re ready to rut.
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Then it’s every deer for himself.
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Our lawn has turned brown from the troubling lack of rain, but that doesn’t stop our nightly critter visitors.
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Skunks and raccoons are usually not a good mix…
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But these guys make it work.
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There are five trash pandas here…
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And this family has been coming since they were babies.
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I rarely get photos because they arrive after dark but here’s a quick clip to give you an idea.
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💕
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Skunks are not always black with a white stripe.
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Sometime they’re white with a black one.
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Our little family is proof of that.
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Diversity.
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Ya gotta love it.
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We’re down to one woodchuck.
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He visits morning and early evening and I oblige by providing treats.
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On this particular day it was baby carrots and carrot shavings.
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And though he munched them all….
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From the look on his face?
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It’s clear he would have preferred watermelon.
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We love our nightly skunk visitors.
We enjoy watching them run across the lawn, jostle for buffet position and happily nibble their evening meal.
What we don’t love is the gifts they leave behind.
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Or the order in which they leave them.
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Following and removing the poo trail isn’t an every day occurrence…
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But it does make me wonder why they can’t simply squat in one place.
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🥴
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To infinity, and beyond…
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As you know, we have always had a resident red squirrel menace.
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I’m sure this isn’t the original terror from years ago, but one of her numerous demon offspring.
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She teases the cat, poops on the patio furniture…
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Shreds the deck posts, excavates passages through the woodshed walls, chews holes in the man cave/Barn Mahal, burrows into the house eaves and builds nests everywhere to continue her accursed family.
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I know this because…
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We’re knee deep in the destructive little bastards right now.
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Not good!
Not good at all….
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I don’t know who invented this or where I can get one, but it’s brilliant.
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Anyone who’s ever stepped in a pile of it barefoot will appreciate a warning sign.
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Cats.
There’re always where you don’t want them.
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And as soon as my husband started rolling coins on the ottoman?
Sleeping cat.
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And cat cleaning privates when your human isn’t paying him enough attention.
🤣
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Huh..
So it is.
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Skunks.
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They’re not always black with a white stripe.
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😊
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Momma Chuck thought she’d found the perfect place to escape the kids.
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Through the hole in the cover and under the grill.
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Unfortunately, her solitude didn’t last long.
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And three out of four babies joined her.
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Poor Momma.
There’s no rest for the weary…
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🤣
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First there were two.
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Then three.
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And before long?
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The entire family was here for a nosh.
❤️
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