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Trash pandas

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Along with all our other wild visitors we have raccoons, but since they arrive at night I’m rarely able to photograph them.

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Until the other evening when a pair showed up before sunset.

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They really are characters.

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Such expressive faces…

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And those dexterous little paws!

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These little fatties shimmy right up the center pole, knock the suet cages to the ground then empty them at their leisure. Those paws can open anything.

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I was hoping they’d do it while I was filming but no such luck. Seeing their big butts hanging upside down eating the orioles grape jelly is a riot.

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😊

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Birdseed bandit.

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I’ve been waking up in the morning to completely empty bird feeders, which is odd because I refill them every evening. Usually this means the deer are back… but we’ve only seen one or two wandering around lately. Then last night, I flipped on the light at 10:00pm.

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Busted!

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The seed thief caught in the act.

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If you think those pudgy raccoons aren’t limber, I’ve got news for you …

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They can shimmy up and down poles as well as a squirrel and hang by two feet at will.

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Excuse the poor quality pics, I was shooting through the window.

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When Fatso finished emptying the feeders, he plopped down on the ground with the skunks.

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Who were none to happy to share and gave him their business ends.

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Cute little masked devils.

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Sharing the bounty.

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I’ve eaten apples.

I’ve baked with apples.

I’ve given apples to friends, to neighbors, to a pig, to workers and to strangers.

The deer have eaten apples. The raccoons have eaten apples. Even the fox have eaten apples.

And yet…

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We’re still loaded with fruit. There was only one thing left to do.

Gather up enough to fill the trunk of our car and take them to a wildlife rehabilitation shelter in the neighboring town.

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Oh. My. God.

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I fell in love a dozen times over.

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And my heart broke a dozen times as well.

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Abused animals. Sick animals. Animals that had been hit with a car on purpose.

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How can people be so cruel.

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If you’ve ever looked into a porcupine’s eyes and heard his little squee ( it sounds just like a baby)…. you know what I’m talking about.

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More marshmallow please.

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Seeing these little guys chow down on our apples?

Almost brought me to tears.

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