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Raccoon

Procyon lotor

Description:

Gray and white mammal with a black mask and rings on the tail. This cute critter had quite a party last night with its friends. I was up most of the night listening to all the noise but couldn't see them despite the bright moon. I finally saw it early this morning trying to sleep. It seemed only fair that I disturb its sleep since it did mine :) Update: Night number two and yet another party. The last two images are of the party animal cleaning itself after a confrontation with another coon.

Habitat:

Pepper tree in the backyard

Notes:

I really need a good zoom camera :) This is a borrowed Nikon SLR that has a big lens but no concept of focus.

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8 Comments

CindyBinghamKeiser
CindyBinghamKeiser 12 years ago

Thank you Ava T-B! We're "lucky" to have back-to-back nights with these critters. I've uploaded a couple pics from tonight. They squeak, hiss, growl and scream!

Ava T-B
Ava T-B 12 years ago

Great pictures!!

CindyBinghamKeiser
CindyBinghamKeiser 12 years ago

Signs of life :) I haven't seen any... yet.

alicelongmartin
alicelongmartin 12 years ago

It is so true that they have different personalities. We had some coming in through Clancy's cat door to eat his food and we trapped them with a Havahart trap and drove them 7 miles away. Each one was different.My coon was active last night and I finally have a picture of some of his Scat.

CindyBinghamKeiser
CindyBinghamKeiser 12 years ago

Thank you Karen. Even with sleepy eyes, they seem to say a lot with their various looks.

KarenL
KarenL 12 years ago

Great shots! He has that just woken up look in his eyes!

CindyBinghamKeiser
CindyBinghamKeiser 12 years ago

Thanks Daniele. I find them hard to photograph since they hide during the day and love the deep shade. They're so cute and fascinating to watch eat. I hope to get a shot of one eating but won't provide the food just to get one.

DanielePralong
DanielePralong 12 years ago

Great series and story Cindy!

San Diego, California, USA

Spotted on Oct 15, 2011
Submitted on Oct 15, 2011

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