I have been swinging by this tree at least once a week for the past few years hoping to find an owl. Instead this morning I saw a tail and an ear. It was a racccoon.
It is a different tree from the one I posted a picture or a raccoon poking out of the hole in June. When I went by this morning, nothing was waking it up, and there was a lot of noise nearby. I returned before sunset and had to wait a while before it started stirring. It was too dark to use a zoom lens. I got closer to the tree than I normally would, but not too close. These are cropped quite a bit.
Since I have not see another hole occupant before, I am guessing this may not be this raccoon’s normal home. Possibly he was on top of the sleeping pile if he was with family. Have a Happy Thursday!
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Lovely muzzle…🤩
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They are kinda cute.
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Cute but many consider them a nuisance. In the burbs they will hit every garbage can on the street.
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Makes him look cute even though they are a nuisance.
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Beautiful baby. I love raccoons.
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They are very lovable in appearance and seem to know how to play up to the camera😀.
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Hahaha they do know how to pose, that’s for sure.
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Too cute.
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It is!
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