Always something around here. Yesterday afternoon I spied my neighbors across the street, pointing and looking up a tree. Of course I hollered, "whatcha looking at?"
"Baby raccoons!" they hollered back.
And sure enough, one sat way up in the tree, the other two (one surmised to be the runt) were on the ground, cuddling. The one we named "sister" seemed to be protecting the runt.
Mama was nowhere in sight, though these guys looked small to have left the nest. Or whatever raccoons call home.
Afternoon wore on to dinner time and beyond. The three musketeers made their way to the next house, where they took a nap at the base of a large redbud tree, under some foliage.
After a bit, they followed their nocturnal nature and woke up, ready to move on. And so they waddled and nosed from house to flower bed to trash cans to yard to fence.
Lynn valiantly fetched her dog's crate and baited it with swiss cheese and a banana, but they weren't tempted by that menu and moved on.
Just as night fell, our suburban 'coons ambled down the walk, around the corner, and - we hope - back to the woods.
What's the entertainment in your neigborhood?
4 comments:
adorable pictures!
That's funny...I didn't think raccoons were so comfortable around humans!? Cute...but they would make some fine 'coon-skin caps!
We saw a wild turkey wandering through our very suburban neighborhood just last weekend! A couple had followed it in their car from several streets over. Funny thing was, my daughter and I were just talking about goose poop seconds before we sighted the turkey across the street. We were hysterical with laughter!
they're cute!
I will get back to you on what's goin' on in our hood! :)
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