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Daytime Raccoon Visitor

May 16, 2022 Elizabeth

Raccoon

This hasn't happened before! We had this raccoon show up right around noon yesterday! The dogs didn't even notice right away. The good news is that all of our baffles held and he couldn't raid the seeds or the jelly. He walked around and tried everything and then finally Tilda … [Read more...]

Spring Raccoon, Yard Critters

Raccoon comes into the Feeder Area

June 1, 2009 Elizabeth

We were in the house in the evening and I happened to look outside.  I saw a very large raccoon sitting at the base of our feeders. Steve and I both were at the door talking and I took my time to get the camera. The raccoon didn’t seem disturbed by us one bit.  We … [Read more...]

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