Let's be honest! This picture is so bad! LOL! When I saw this raccoon out of the kitchen window, I had to grab the camera and try to shoot it! Was dusky dark and I had to shoot through the glass doors. As soon as I tried to sneak out the back door, it hopped off like a kangaroo! These critters are funny but, they're also part of what happened to my chickens.
@sugarmuser They can wreak havoc on a chicken house. They will eat the eggs and kill chickens and eat them, too! They are often infected by rabies and turn around and infect dogs and cats that encounter them! They are cute and i've know a few people that made them pets. But they do have claws and teeth that WILL do some serious harm! I keep my distance from the WILD ones.
great quick capture, they are quite the bad guys for sure, but they are cute, we raised some babies when I was young and they did make great pets but once they were grown we turned them back out into the wild.
It's foxes here that kill the chickens. My cousin lost all his in one night. The worst of it is, they kill for pleasure, not for food. Good catch of your bandit - sharp shooter!
@janturnbull Thank you, Janet! I wonder what they do eat if they only kill chickens for pleasure. That's awful! Opossums kill chickens and drag off the bodies to rot before they start to eat them. They love to eat the fly larvae growing on the rotting meat! Ugh!
Great capture. I know they are trouble, but I love their little masks ; ) When I was at the park one evening (early evening) there was one asleep up in the tree. I got a picture, but you can't tell what it is, so I couldn't post it!!!
ok, so it is a little blurry...but in the heat of the moment...that happens! at least you have the shot...I am sure he would not have waited around and posed for you like the lizard and squirrels do...these guys are unpredictable, so glad you didn't go out to get up closer!
Nice capture...they are funny...one was in the trash barrel once and my son walked by and it jumps out right in front of him scared the crap right out of him...we still laugh about it today....gotta be careful of them with the rabies though.
Nice catch, I like the photo. I always thought that racoons are so nice and cute and wished I could have one as a pet. The name for them in my language means that they are really clean and they clean everything but I guess it's not true. It's horrible what they do with chickens a other things, I would never guess that.!
LOL! Neat capture! It reminds me of the time my sister thought someone was taking the fruit from her trees, so she posted a notice asking them not to take the fruit......turns out it was raccoons and other animals. I told her that I thought they could not read her sign!
awwww they are so cute but i know they cause a lot of problems for people :( Even tho it is a bit blurry, at least you were able to capture him for your daily shot!!!
@cheribug LOL! This one was the biggest I've seen, Cheryl Thank you for your kind comments!
@kerristephens Thank you, Kerri!
@janturnbull Thank you, Janet! I wonder what they do eat if they only kill chickens for pleasure. That's awful! Opossums kill chickens and drag off the bodies to rot before they start to eat them. They love to eat the fly larvae growing on the rotting meat! Ugh!
@beckys Thanks, Becky!
@vickisfotos Ha ha! No, I don't care to get close to these critters or snakes! Thank you for your kind comments and visit, Vicki! Most appreciated!
@sangwann You are too kind! Thank you, Dione!
@cindyrez LOL! I can imagine that would scare me, too! Thank you for your comments, Cindy! Most appreciated!
@phil_howcroft Thank you, Phil!