Raccoon

Procyon lotor

Description:

This adorable little raccoon took to a tree when he (or she) spotted me coming. The photographs were taken on 09 July 2012 at Grand Bay Wildlife Management Area in south Georgia, just to the east/northeast of Valdosta. Raccoon are extremely common in the American southeast, but also range through much of Central and North America. Members of Order Carnivora, they are clever, mischievous mammals and are adept at foraging for good eats left behind by people. Campers beware! These dudes are quite able to negotiate coolers and bags! heh. Janson Jones, http://dusttracks.com.

Notes:

This spotting was last updated on Friday 10 May 2013.

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25 Comments (1–25)

jansonjones 2 weeks ago

Thanks Yuko & Mona! Gotta love the Rocky Raccoons, right?

Mona Pirih 2 weeks ago

Lovely... Very cute and very nice photos.. :-)

YukoChartraw 2 weeks ago

Lovely!

Two Cans 2 months ago

Amazing spotting! :) Please consider adding this to the Mammals of the south eastern USA mission.

geertvd 8 months ago

Beautiful! Great lighting!

jansonjones 8 months ago

Thanks, Gerardo!

Gerardo Aizpuru 8 months ago

Wow wonderful shots :)

jansonjones 8 months ago

There's nothing much more adorable than a young raccoon. Even when they're stealing through your backpack, they're pretty irresistibly adorable!

CarolSnowMilne 8 months ago

Very adorable!

jansonjones 8 months ago

Thanks, y'all! This raccoon was much more comfortable, I think, than the one I photographed in south Florida, clinging to a tree above a bunch of alligators! Heh.