I planned to post about this latest visitor to my yard last week, but went in a different direction instead. Today seems like a good time to introduce Rascal Racoon – so named because soon after his appearance, my yellow finch feeder was pulled apart, and one of my suet cages disappeared completely.
The day I took these (June 7th), I noticed him roaming around the Avian Eatery, and I skedaddled outside with my camera and tripod. I got lucky – the upstairs A/C was running, and masked any noise I made setting up (at a safe distance away, of course), so Rascal paid me no mind. These are the best of the pictures –
I also got about 30 seconds of video.
Also, Happy Litha/Summer Solstice and Bright Full Moon Blessings! Click HERE if you’d like to check out my post about the wonderful witchy events happening today.
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I have never seen a Racoon, Not even in a zoo. How cool of you to capture these shots. Good one!
Yay! I’m glad I got to share something new with you, Parul! And thank!
Happy Solstice to you! What amazing shots of your friend the raccoon. My favorite is “Contemplating Life.” Well, and the “fierce look” one. You have quite the zoom!
Thanks, Jess! I’m constantly amazed by how great the zoom is, considering it’s only the lens that came with the camera. 🙂
lovely pics!
Thanks, MD!
I’m so happy to see that you have a Rascal as well. My Midnight Marauder comes and redecorates for me. He loves sweet hummingbird food and bluebird worms and playing hide and seek with the feeders. Enjoy! I hope you are rewarded with babies.
They do love rearranging things to their liking, don’t they? Thanks, Carrollyn!
Gorgeous pictures! These look worthy of a science magazine 🙂 I’ve never seen a raccoon out in the wild. Isn’t that strange? Because I know they must be around, but I’ve never seen one.
Wow, thanks Mel! I promise you, they do exist – just ask my trash barrels. 😀
They are so cute yet so destructive. Great photos!
Yep, pretty much Cyn. And thanks!
Great shots! I call those guys Ricky. We get a lot of them around these parts. Big as dogs.
LOL! Love the name Ricky for them too. Thanks, Deathstar!
Racoons are familiar to me mainly from the cartoons when I was younger! Racoons, squirrels, skunks. lol
I’ve seen squirrels now – in Asia, Europe, and the US. And I finally saw racoons in real life on New Year’s Eve above the Golden Gate Bridge about 20 years ago (visiting my brother-in-law who lives in the US), and was amazed how big they were. They were hanging around a rubbish bin (trash can?), so I much prefer your pics/video of the racoon in nature.
Now I just need to see a skunk.
That’s too funny, Mali!
We’ve had a couple of skunks roaming around the yard, but needless to say, whenever they appear, I run inside as fast as I can! I hope if/when you get to see one in person, it isn’t a lasting (smelly) experience. 😀