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Message 1260566 - Posted: 15 Jul 2012, 5:21:37 UTC

Thank you. We got some nice still shots of them climbing trees. I'll try to post a few of those tomorrow.
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Message 1260612 - Posted: 15 Jul 2012, 11:26:23 UTC

That was an excellent video! I have been getting the raccoons every night, but I've only seen one once in the daytime. They come around after dark, and stay several hours. They sometimes stay all night, and run off shortly before dawn.

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Message 1260668 - Posted: 15 Jul 2012, 14:35:24 UTC

Hey! they're cute little fellas.
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Message 1260701 - Posted: 15 Jul 2012, 16:51:43 UTC

Thanks for the video Ang and Eric! Cute little guys. Apparently those 2 may become quite comfortable around you guys.
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Message 1260715 - Posted: 15 Jul 2012, 17:34:53 UTC

Nice video Angela. They're so cute! I didn't know you could keep them as pets.
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Message 1260769 - Posted: 15 Jul 2012, 19:26:59 UTC

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That was a very good video of the 2 babies, which shows the wild living well in a town environment. Congratulate Eric, please.

My bunch of 5 furballs have come up to my office with me and a re all quiet now. But, William and Bobby were scrapping a short while ago, not that it changes anything for them.
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Message 1260771 - Posted: 15 Jul 2012, 19:27:39 UTC - in response to Message 1260751.  

Hehe, the Korpelas almost do you know :-)) It's also the grin of sheer delight on Ang's face that I like as well, as cute as the babies !!


Thank you, my friend. I really do enjoy being a great, great, great, great, great, great, great, great, great, great, great grandmother! Also, I've been working hard to acclimate the babies to our presence and clearly it is working.

This video was taken in the evening, but it was still light out as you can see. Our raccoons are most likely to romp around at night, but we do sometimes also see them in the early morning and in early evening.
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Message 1260981 - Posted: 16 Jul 2012, 4:58:37 UTC - in response to Message 1260771.  

Here is my favorite picture from the ones I took yesterday.


Marcel climbs a plum tree
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Message 1260984 - Posted: 16 Jul 2012, 5:10:14 UTC - in response to Message 1260981.  
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Nice pic there Angela, Marcel looks plum good in that photo. :D
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Message 1261075 - Posted: 16 Jul 2012, 11:07:43 UTC - in response to Message 1260981.  
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Here is my favorite picture from the ones I took yesterday.


Marcel climbs a plum tree

What is he trying to tell you Ang? Did he take a sip too?
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Message 1261168 - Posted: 16 Jul 2012, 17:29:04 UTC - in response to Message 1261066.  

Now that piccy is worth a much wider circulation than just here. There are websites that specialise in Raccoon photos.


I agree 100%. It's a superb picture and looks professional. It definitely deserves as wide an audience as possible...


Not to mention that's a cute little critter.
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Message 1261171 - Posted: 16 Jul 2012, 17:31:45 UTC

He looks really comfortable up there.

Superb photo, as others have said it truly deserves a wider audience
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Message 1261182 - Posted: 16 Jul 2012, 17:43:21 UTC

Great picture Angela:) You have a talent!
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Message 1261267 - Posted: 16 Jul 2012, 20:44:16 UTC

Superbly comfortable, and a great picture.
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Message 1261287 - Posted: 16 Jul 2012, 21:33:58 UTC

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Message 1261309 - Posted: 16 Jul 2012, 23:01:44 UTC - in response to Message 1260981.  

Here is my favorite picture from the ones I took yesterday.


Marcel climbs a plum tree


This one is definitely suitable for framing! Excellent picture!


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Message 1261318 - Posted: 16 Jul 2012, 23:37:25 UTC - in response to Message 1261309.  

Here is my favorite picture from the ones I took yesterday.


Marcel climbs a plum tree


This one is definitely suitable for framing! Excellent picture!

Next thing Ya know Marcel will say I've been framed... :)
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Message 1261358 - Posted: 17 Jul 2012, 2:35:53 UTC
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LOL! Thank you for all the lovely compliments. Eric did some file recovery work for a law firm a few years ago and the over-paid attorneys were so grateful that they rewarded Eric handsomely. With some of these generous funds, Eric bought himself a really, really, really good camera. I find that if I take a lot of random shots with Eric's camera, eventually I get lucky and end up with a good picture. That is what happened with Marcel in the plum tree. I do like the picture, but it was just a lucky shot.
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Message 1261373 - Posted: 17 Jul 2012, 3:58:20 UTC - in response to Message 1261358.  

Sometimes the best are lucky, I've found that to be true too Angela.
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Message 1261428 - Posted: 17 Jul 2012, 7:09:37 UTC - in response to Message 1261358.  

LOL! Thank you for all the lovely compliments. Eric did some file recovery work for a law firm a few years ago and the over-paid attorneys were so grateful that they rewarded Eric handsomely. With some of these generous funds, Eric bought himself a really, really, really good camera. I find that if I take a lot of random shots with Eric's camera, eventually I get lucky and end up with a good picture. That is what happened with Marcel in the plum tree. I do like the picture, but it was just a lucky shot.

Skill comes with practice, Ang.
Take enough pictures, you begin to develop a sense of what will look good.
Setting, light, framing ..... it all comes with practice ...
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