Target and Widey leave the den. Target enters the tire tunnel as daylight fades to black (and white.) Widey joins Target in the tunnel. Target takes a position at the tunnel opening After waiting about five minutes, Target leads way toward the side of the shed, and Widey follows. Eight minutes later, the raccoons return… Continue reading Waiting at the Tire Tunnel
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Widey Daylight Expedition, February 17
Widey leaves the den at 6:13 PM, just a few minutes after sunset. After being outside for a little more than a minute, Widey considers going back inside, then wanders over and disappears under the other shed. A couple minutes later, Widey returns to the den.
Target and Cotton Grooming
After leaving the den, Cotton stands by the tire tunnel, still with a damaged tail. Target leaves the tires and stands grooming by the shed. Cotton follows and for nearly a minute they groom each other.
Tip Still Attached to Cotton‘s Tail
Three days after fighting with with another raccoon, Cotton still hasn’t lost the top of its tail. I picked the name because, once the last piece falls off, the tail will end with a white band (a Cotton tail.) Widey, who also lost the tip of its tail, ends with a black band. In these… Continue reading Tip Still Attached to Cotton‘s Tail
Target Steals the Cat Dish, Again, February 17
Target enters the garage. Pippen, sleeping in the cat bed, looks up as the raccoon approaches. Target carefully takes the entire cat dish down the stairs and sets it down beside the car. There must have been some food in the dish (oops) because Target doesn’t leave the garage for another six minutes. From the… Continue reading Target Steals the Cat Dish, Again, February 17
Cat Jumping onto Fence
I’ve seen cats jumping off the top of the fence, but this is the first showing both in and off.
Target Steels the Cat Dish, Again
I was in a hurry to leave the house and neglected to removed the cat dish with a bit of food in it. Five minutes later, Target entered the garage. On the way up the stairs, Target stopped to eat some food out of a plastic dish. For some reason, the camera pans back quickly… Continue reading Target Steels the Cat Dish, Again
Loosing Tails
Baby raccoons are unbearably cute. Sadly, they grow up and start to fight. I’ve seen one or possibly two raccoons whom I named “Stu,” for its short stubby tail. At first I thought it must be a birth defect, but apparently they lose their tails in fights with other raccoons. In the following videos we see… Continue reading Loosing Tails
Target Waiting in Tires
Widey tried to steal food from Target in the garage, then both raccoons returned to the den. Five minutes later, Widey somehow sneaked out of the den and is back in the garage looking for leftovers. Meanwhile, Target leaves the den. And goes into a row of tires stacked against the fence. Target returns the… Continue reading Target Waiting in Tires
Widey vs Target and Pippen
I often see racoons traveling in pairs, but that doesn’t mean they’re working cooperatively. Sometimes one raccoon follows another in hopes of getting some of the leftovers. Widey carefully comes up the garage steps, where Pippen, a 15-pound stray cat who adopted us, is eating a handful of cat food in a metal dish. Pippen… Continue reading Widey vs Target and Pippen