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We have anywhere from two to six raccoons show up nightly now.
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I think this is the same family that discovered our buffet when they were babies.
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We’ve watched them grow up…
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And, out.
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As they are a wee bit rotund these days.
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❤️
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The skunks beat the fox.
Now the raccoons are beating the skunks.
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It’s first come first serve at River’s critter buffet.
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Though the deer are lucky… as no one else wants their grain.
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Three deer and three raccoons.
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All are welcome.
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But I really enjoy watching these little devils tussle and push each other out of the way for the best spots.
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❤️
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Our night time visitors include deer, fox, opossums, skunks and raccoons. I put out a bowl of water and critter specific food but they all nibble the bird seed that spills on the ground.
All of them except this fellow.
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Who prefers his straight from the source.
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You wouldn’t think his chunky little butt could shimmy up that pole, but he climbs it with ease.
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https://youtu.be/FL8DFR3lok4?feature=shared
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Of course coming down isn’t quite as smooth.
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Pardon the photo quality, I was taking pics through the window and the kitchen light was throwing reflections.
And why isn’t WP letting me embed videos anymore? That’s annoying.
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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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We have visiting raccoons in the backyard.
The raccoons attempt to drink from our birdbath but can’t always stretch far enough to make that work.
So along with their food, I put out a pan of water last night.
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To which the raccoon didn’t pay the slightest bit of attention.
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At one point he practically sat in it, but wouldn’t drink.
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Enter a baby woodchuck.
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The raccoon is three times as big, but was terrified of the little chucker.
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And when baby made a mad dash for food, the raccoon startled… banging into the pan, spraying water over them both.
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That sent baby chucker back to the shed….
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And made the raccoon realize what the pan was for.
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Our raccoons are multiplying.
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First there was one, then two.
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And now we have triplets!
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They waddle across the lawn together…
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And eat right next to each other as well.
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Triple the cuteness!
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And speaking of cuteness, I found an old picture of my husband with his pet raccoon.
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Teddy was 3, my husband was 16.
🦝❤️🦝
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The following is a sunset over our neighbor’s gigantic greenhouses.
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We’re getting used to them, but that doesn’t mean we’re happy about it.
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Preach.
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May is a beautiful time of year. The grass is green and the birds are orange.
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Baltimore Orioles fly in for about a month on their migration north so I make sure they have ample oranges and grape jelly.
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These are for Mark.
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Because they all feature his favorite fruit.
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The man likes Spam, but not watermelon.
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That’s just wrong.
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Our nightly raccoon .
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My husband had one as a pet when he was a child.
It’s very tempting..
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Our raccoon friend is showing up early most every night now.
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Waddling across the back lawn..
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And chowing down.
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I love to watch him. (Her?)
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The deer aren’t as thrilled…
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But I think they’re getting used to him.
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A name might be in order.
Any ideas?
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The deer are used to sharing the backyard spread with skunks.
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But lately a trash panda is beating the stinky little critters to the buffet.
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I’m thrilled because while we have nightly raccoons…
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They rarely show up before it’s too dark to get a photo.
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And though I’m tickled with the little masked bandits…
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The deer don’t know what to make of him.
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Especially when raccoon #2 waddles in.
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Proving two raccoons is two too many.
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Please excuse the quality of these photographs. I was shooting through windows at night and some have annoying reflections…. but four skunks and two raccoons are too good not to share.
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We have nightly visitors like this all the time but every time I try to sneak outside for pictures they run off.
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They don’t mind me flipping on the deck lights…
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But as soon as they hear me, they’re gone.
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You’d be surprised how fast a skunk can run.
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Yes.
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I love our backyard…
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