Ugh! A skunk sprayed in our backyard last night. I suspect the cause of the spraying was a raccoon baby (or babies). Skunks only spray as a matter of last resort, but baby raccoons sometimes get skunks to that point pretty quickly.

I did not witness the incident, but my guess it that when Mask and Wednesday return tonight with their Mama, they will both be somewhat fragrant. Our backyard is only vaguely skunky today, which is why I suspect the primary target was something moving, like a baby raccoon.

Oh well, such is the price we pay for regular backyard evening entertainment...

Ah yes, Skunk warfare, Witnessed after the fact by impartial personnel and out of sight of the belligerents. ;)

Ugh! A skunk sprayed in our backyard last night. I suspect the cause of the spraying was a raccoon baby (or babies). Skunks only spray as a matter of last resort, but baby raccoons sometimes get skunks to that point pretty quickly.

I did not witness the incident, but my guess it that when Mask and Wednesday return tonight with their Mama, they will both be somewhat fragrant. Our backyard is only vaguely skunky today, which is why I suspect the primary target was something moving, like a baby raccoon.

Oh well, such is the price we pay for regular backyard evening entertainment...

Ah yes, Skunk warfare, Witnessed after the fact by impartial personnel and out of sight of the belligerents. ;)

When I was at a summer camp a long time ago, one of the dogs rolled a skunk into the head councilors sleeping bag...

Ugh! A skunk sprayed in our backyard last night. I suspect the cause of the spraying was a raccoon baby (or babies). Skunks only spray as a matter of last resort, but baby raccoons sometimes get skunks to that point pretty quickly.

I did not witness the incident, but my guess it that when Mask and Wednesday return tonight with their Mama, they will both be somewhat fragrant. Our backyard is only vaguely skunky today, which is why I suspect the primary target was something moving, like a baby raccoon.

Oh well, such is the price we pay for regular backyard evening entertainment...

Ah yes, Skunk warfare, Witnessed after the fact by impartial personnel and out of sight of the belligerents. ;)

When I was at a summer camp a long time ago, one of the dogs rolled a skunk into the head councilors sleeping bag...

Suuuuure. Blame it on the dog. I bet "the dog" farted a lot too. :-)

Outside of our neighborhood (8 houses away), there seems to be a "Skunk Crossing".

2 skunks got hit this weekend and the whole neighborhood just REEKS...it's horrible.

A few years ago I had a field near Wichita, Kansas, where I raised peonies. One day I went to work on the peonies, parking my truck on a terrace. As I worked, I noticed a couple of dogs courseing in another part of the field. Then the biggest skunk {at least it seemed that way} I had ever seen ambled into view along the terrace. Needless to say I froze. When it reached about three feet away, I must made some kind of movement. It whipped into position, with its tail raised, and looking over its shoulder. The tableau was frozen for what seemed like forever. I was hopeing those dogs would stay wher they were. I guess it decided I was part of the landscape, because it resumed its normal position and started toward the truck. Again I must have made some slight movement, because instant replay, and I was stareing down the barrel again. It must have decided I was nothing or that it had scared me to death, because went back to normal position and walked off behind the truck. I was almost sick from lack of breathing. I decided I had done enough with the peonies, got in the truck and went home.
Ed

. . . he's 'still' lookin' for a home ;))

[like 'is shelter ?]

I think he's trying to get himself shipped to my house! He knows where the good eats are...

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Wednesday and Mask are becoming quite tame. See how close we can get now to take their pictures.

"I'm trying to maintain a shred of dignity in this world." - Me

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Wednesday and Mask are becoming quite tame. See how close we can get now to take their pictures.

Awwww!!

Don't you feel tempted to bend down and pat him? Right there on his head and down his back?

Don't you feel tempted to bend down and pat him?

Don't you feel tempted to bend down and pat him?

Fuzzy, some of my raccoons do come close enough for me to pet them but I have never tried. It is unwise.

To a baby raccoon, my finger could be a fun plaything and/or a tasty treat!!!

Eric and I have both been through the pre-rabies vaccination series, but raccoons are carriers of other diseases nobody wants. And even if my babies are miraculously disease-free, their tiny teeth look very very sharp to me.

Cute as they are, I have never tried to touch one or let one eat out of my hand. (My mama didn't raise no dummy!)

Don't you feel tempted to bend down and pat him?

Fuzzy, some of my raccoons do come close enough for me to pet them but I have never tried. It is unwise.

To a baby raccoon, my finger could be a fun plaything and/or a tasty treat!!!

Eric and I have both been through the pre-rabies vaccination series, but raccoons are carriers of other diseases nobody wants. And even if my babies are miraculously disease-free, their tiny teeth look very very sharp to me.

Cute as they are, I have never tried to touch one or let one eat out of my hand. (My mama didn't raise no dummy!)

"I'm trying to maintain a shred of dignity in this world." - Me