tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7310317081887553860.post884582913373722184..comments2024-03-26T08:41:43.172-04:00Comments on A Breath of Fresh Air: The masked raider....................Maryhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11915239653283205065noreply@blogger.comBlogger12125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7310317081887553860.post-58123479905024845692011-11-11T19:59:25.573-05:002011-11-11T19:59:25.573-05:00They can be quite a character!They can be quite a character!*Ulrike*https://www.blogger.com/profile/15640965012612927392noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7310317081887553860.post-27544131831715147002011-10-07T22:09:31.753-04:002011-10-07T22:09:31.753-04:00I just wanted to add that although my husband was ...I just wanted to add that although my husband was not happy about the line-up of hungry mouths, he would never do anything to harm any animal. Not putting food out for a while is the best way to get them to leave. We have to remember we are sharing nature with animals and they are just trying to bring up their babies.<br /><br />LorraineLorraine Young Potteryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13164878635292287338noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7310317081887553860.post-26666093067286271902011-10-07T19:53:24.790-04:002011-10-07T19:53:24.790-04:00I do love Raccoons, but yes they do have a big tum...I do love Raccoons, but yes they do have a big tummy and like to fill it. The babies come around June, they are all young adults by now. I am guilty of feeding them. Last year I had a little line up of babies at my sliding door every night, on our second floor porch. They would shimmy up the support post. My husband was not so happy. So this year I tried really hard not to purposely feed them... LorraineLorraine Young Potteryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13164878635292287338noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7310317081887553860.post-8738050948475504952011-10-07T17:47:08.122-04:002011-10-07T17:47:08.122-04:00We don't have foxes, but we do get the occasio...We don't have foxes, but we do get the occasional raccoons. They do create havoc and though they are cute, I don't want them around. My husband turned the hose on them this summer and then they would leave. We had a mama and 5 babies in our tree and they didn't like the water much.Marilyn Millerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13115440271615593122noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7310317081887553860.post-34731436194356624792011-10-07T15:23:36.396-04:002011-10-07T15:23:36.396-04:00I'm afraid my heart melts when I see photos or...I'm afraid my heart melts when I see photos or programs with racoons Mary, and even though I know the dangers that go with them I do so love them. If it can be caught and re-homed I'd have it removed, but if it would be destroyed I'm afraid I'd leave well alone.Rose H (UK)https://www.blogger.com/profile/03502158211136467582noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7310317081887553860.post-25514955177304987452011-10-07T14:14:09.781-04:002011-10-07T14:14:09.781-04:00On my gosh! I am so jealous! I wish I had a raccoo...On my gosh! I am so jealous! I wish I had a raccoon coming to visit me! I just love them. My girlfriend in WA has two that have been visiting her nightly for years now. She has two outdoor cats, and the coons and the cats share the cats food. It is hilarious to see the cats eating the food as is, and the raccoons having to wash their food first before they eat it. <br /><br />Once you stop filling the bird feeders for a week or two, the coon should move on. But if it was me... I'd be filling the feeders, and putting a bowl out for the coons! lolAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7310317081887553860.post-6369258361007631432011-10-07T13:59:37.429-04:002011-10-07T13:59:37.429-04:00Cute shots, Mary. We have a few of these critters...Cute shots, Mary. We have a few of these critters too. They can be a nuisance. <br />Hugs to you ~ SarahSarahhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01873375271470225199noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7310317081887553860.post-11114246907468421952011-10-07T09:36:43.523-04:002011-10-07T09:36:43.523-04:00He's cute regardless of what a nuisance he is....He's cute regardless of what a nuisance he is. And, yes, I'd be nervous having all that wildlife around too. Perhaps someone built in their habitat so they decided to move over to your neighbor.Latane Bartonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01745676377589651275noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7310317081887553860.post-73292854406896119902011-10-07T08:54:57.101-04:002011-10-07T08:54:57.101-04:00Good morning Mary!
Great photos, of that not-so-l...Good morning Mary!<br /><br />Great photos, of that not-so-little stinker! Especially the one with "Halloween" eyes. :) We have raccoons, skunks and foxes, even wildcats around, but there is plenty of room for them and they aren't so bothersome. They definitely need to be removed for the reasons you mentioned.Chrishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14485422535638850892noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7310317081887553860.post-80580106540009338242011-10-07T08:47:56.193-04:002011-10-07T08:47:56.193-04:00That is a dilemma. In England there are problems i...That is a dilemma. In England there are problems in the cities with urban foxes, who have no apparent fear, and of course bring disease with them.Elizabethdhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02405703727112759947noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7310317081887553860.post-77106339269288612522011-10-07T08:32:56.716-04:002011-10-07T08:32:56.716-04:00I hear raccoons LOVE Ralph Lauren. She will proba...I hear raccoons LOVE Ralph Lauren. She will probably drag it under your shed and decorate her living room with the fabric from your cushion. No, really.. they LOVE Ralph Lauren. *winks*Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7310317081887553860.post-49706528462961134242011-10-07T08:13:10.702-04:002011-10-07T08:13:10.702-04:00Mary, what a little devil that raccoon is, or I gu...Mary, what a little devil that raccoon is, or I guess I should say what a big devil he/she is!! We had a similar problem with a huge raccoon ripping the top off of our bird feeder and emptying the whole thing! So we moved it away from the fence. Now the raccoon is trying to open a large garbage can, one night he/she actually got caught in the garbage can and John had to let him out in the morning!Sherrihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11955995520615536271noreply@blogger.com