A snowstorm left over a foot of snow on the ground, burying the entrance to the raccoon den. A raccoon enters, probably from the field. The raccoon goes to the den, but finds the entrance buried. As the raccoon goes to the tire tunnel, it doesn’t use its front left foot. Its tail is also… Continue reading 2023-02-23 Wounded Raccoon
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2023-02-09 Corn Dog
Tailey retrieves an unwanted corn dog from a house I built for the raccoons, but they don’t use. While Tailey eats the corn dog on top of the tires, Rocket comes to investigate. Rocky hunts for the source of the corn dog, hoping to find one. After Tailey leaves, Rocky and a third raccoon fight… Continue reading 2023-02-09 Corn Dog
Waiting at the Tire Tunnel
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
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.
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