A couple minutes later, Widey returns down the stairs.  She stops at the side of the car and stands on her hind legs for a moment.

Widey walks toward the cat door, then startles as Target shows up.  Widey runs around the car, while Target heads straight for the stairs.

Target runs up the stairs, while Widey stands on her hind legs to get a better view.  As soon as Target starts to leave, Widey runs off.

Widey avoids Target and comes up the stairs, but quickly leaves again.  (Pippen’s presence is likely an issue.)

Widey circles the car, then climbs the other side of the railing.  Unfortunately, the camera doesn’t pan over.

Widey seems to consider climbing the car, then goes part way up the stairs and climbs the rail instead.  After standing a moment on top of the rail, she climbs back down and goes up the rest of the stairs.  Pippen rises from her bed, steps towards the raccoon, and raises a paw as if to strick.  Widey flees down the stairs.

Widey tries to climbs nearly onto the hood of the car, then jumps down.

Widey considers climbing on one of the bicycles, but decides against it.

Widey tries again to climb the car, but falls.  After looking around a moment, she gives up on reaching the cat dish while avoiding the cat, and leaves the garage.

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 objects to the raccoon’s presence, so Widey hastily retreats.

Widey pauses before exiting the garage, then decides instead to lurk in the shadows.

Widey ventures back up the stairs.  Pippen has finished eating, but is nearby, so Widey retreats again.  Moments later, Target rushes to the top of the stairs and starts eating cat food.  While Target is hogging the food, Widey sneaks up and tries to check an empty dish on the stairs.  Target responds by trying to steal the dish, but instead knocks everything over.  Hearing a loud noise, I come in and remove the dishes.  (Sadly, there’s no sound.  The dishes hit the railing, which was very loud.)

Target returns less than a minute later and starts cleaning up the bit of cat food spilled on the stairs.  Widey looks for any food that spilled onto the garage floor, then climbs through the railing as Target leaves and looks for leftovers on the stairs.

Target returns the neighbor’s shed.

Followed shortly by Widey.

Both racoons return to the den as if they weren’t just fighting over food.

(To Be Continued . . .)