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
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Stu and Widey
Stu climbs the fence from the field, followed by Widey. The stay only three minutes by the shed, the return to the field. Stu was a nursing mother in the spring, so Widey must be one of her kits.
Comings & Goings – 5 December 2021
A raccoon raises its head from under the shed at 5:46 PM, then ducks back inside the den. This was the first raccoon sighting for the evening. A raccoon with wide white bands in its tail – we’ll call it Widey – crosses the fence from the field. Widey probably comes from a den further… Continue reading Comings & Goings – 5 December 2021