This little fellow (or gal- couldn't tell!) wandered up on the deck this evening shortly after I finished cooking dinner. I think the scent drew him to the back of my house. He sat by the screen door for quite some time, then went over to the corner you see him in here and sat down while I took pictures! All the while he kept looking at me as if to say, "That smells really good camera lady. Are you sure you don't have any for me?" I figured when I closed the screen and went back to my laptop on the table, he'd wander off into the woods. But, instead he came over in front of the screen door, curled up and proceeded to take a nap! It was only when Jeff arrived home and was working in the back yard that he decided it was time to find another place to sleep. If I was into taming wild animals, this fellow would have been a perfect candidate.
Thank you Maggie, Joy, Diana, Issi, Katrina, Haskar, Kathy, Carole, Joan, Allison, Katy, Babs, Harry and Gloria. Thanks so much for all the views, comments and favs! It is tempting to give them treats and food, but the problem is once they get used to you feeding them, they expect it every time they come (that includes deer and all the other critters we have here in our woods). If you've been feeding them and then you don't feed them, they can get very aggressive. There have been reports of (very stupid people!!) who feed the bears and the bears literally ripping screen doors and windows apart to get into the food when they don't get fed. A raccoon might not be as destructive as a bear, but they can come pretty close. So, as cute as he was, he was not getting any encouragement from me. Nature can take care of itself and eventually he will learn how to do that without human assistance even when it smells good after someone cooks dinner. (o:
Thank you Wendy, Laura and Kathy! It looks like he's searching for food elsewhere now. He's not been back for two days. As cute as they are I most definitely do not want to encourage them in any way.
August 1st, 2022
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Thank you Maggie, Joy, Diana, Issi, Katrina, Haskar, Kathy, Carole, Joan, Allison, Katy, Babs, Harry and Gloria. Thanks so much for all the views, comments and favs! It is tempting to give them treats and food, but the problem is once they get used to you feeding them, they expect it every time they come (that includes deer and all the other critters we have here in our woods). If you've been feeding them and then you don't feed them, they can get very aggressive. There have been reports of (very stupid people!!) who feed the bears and the bears literally ripping screen doors and windows apart to get into the food when they don't get fed. A raccoon might not be as destructive as a bear, but they can come pretty close. So, as cute as he was, he was not getting any encouragement from me. Nature can take care of itself and eventually he will learn how to do that without human assistance even when it smells good after someone cooks dinner. (o:
Thank you Wendy, Laura and Kathy! It looks like he's searching for food elsewhere now. He's not been back for two days. As cute as they are I most definitely do not want to encourage them in any way.