We had three baby raccoons visiting us for a few days. They loved climbing into the recycle bin (even though I wash all the recycling out in soapy water!) and if we'd have let them, they would have come right into the house. Someone must be feeding them somewhere because they had absolutely no fear of us. In spite of all that I just couldn't get a good shot of them. If I had opened the screen door one or more would have entered the house, and shooting at dusk through a screen isn't really conducive to clear shots, so alas you get a shot of the third one scurrying off into the evening after some rather comical tumbles with his siblings. Thankfully their nightly route seems to have changed. We haven't seen them for a few days now.
Still filling in June- no need to comment on all the shots- just the ones where you feel like it.
@ludwigsdiana Thanks Diana- it dressed up a rather uninspiring picture!
@joansmor Thanks Joan- I'm sure they have. They may still be passing through the backyard but since the recycle produced no nibbles, they may not be coming up on the deck anymore.
@wendyfrost Thanks Wendy! Raccoons are a "mixed blessing". They're cute and fun to photograph but they can also become a nuisance damaging screens and trash bins searching for food bits. They can also develop rabies and if they're angry enough will and do go after humans if they think there is food available. So it's best not to feed them or get them used to you. We had to bring the recycle in at night for a few days and clang pots together when they came up on the deck to deter them from getting too used to our home as part of their route. I'd rather do crazy things like that than trap them even if we do have a humane trap. Once trapped it would be up to us to find a new home where they would not return- too much work for us right now. So all is well- they are off in the woods somewhere and the recycle can stay outside at night now.
July 9th, 2022
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@joansmor Thanks Joan- I'm sure they have. They may still be passing through the backyard but since the recycle produced no nibbles, they may not be coming up on the deck anymore.
@grammyn Thanks Katy!
@wendyfrost Thanks Wendy! Raccoons are a "mixed blessing". They're cute and fun to photograph but they can also become a nuisance damaging screens and trash bins searching for food bits. They can also develop rabies and if they're angry enough will and do go after humans if they think there is food available. So it's best not to feed them or get them used to you. We had to bring the recycle in at night for a few days and clang pots together when they came up on the deck to deter them from getting too used to our home as part of their route. I'd rather do crazy things like that than trap them even if we do have a humane trap. Once trapped it would be up to us to find a new home where they would not return- too much work for us right now. So all is well- they are off in the woods somewhere and the recycle can stay outside at night now.