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Animal control officers rescue a baby raccoon and a baby groundhog

George B Vieto @Deepizzaguy (122104) • Lake Charles, Louisiana 4 Jul

Employees of the Belchertown Massachusetts Animal Control rescued a baby raccoon that was seen at the front door of a doorstep on Saturday June 7.. Then after the baby raccoon was rescued by the employees of the Belchertown...

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Did Phil See His Shadow?

Kareng @kareng (80243) • United States 2 Feb 25

As you know, today is Groundhog Day and the day that we get our weather prediction from Phil, the official Groundhog, winter weather predictor. Today, Phil did see his shadow, which means an extended winter. I am not happy...

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Breaking News: The Groundhog Knows All!

Ms.Chelle @Chellezhere (6421) • United States 2 Feb 25

Breaking News: The Groundhog Knows All! This morning, Punxsutawney Phil emerged from his burrow, took one look at his shadow, and made the call—six more weeks of winter! But here’s the truth the networks won’t tell...

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Will Phil See His Shadow?

celticeagle @celticeagle (189820) • Boise, Idaho 2 Feb 25

Phil is t h e name of the groundhog that a club in Punxsutawney, Pennsylvania use to see if we will have an early spring or six more weeks of winter. If he sees his shadow there will be six more weeks. The National Oceanic and...

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Groundhog located inside of a claw machine at a mini golf course

George B Vieto @Deepizzaguy (122104) • Lake Charles, Louisiana 10 Aug 24

It is unusual for a live groundhog to get inside of a claw machine at the Meadows Family Fun Mini Golf in Duncansville Pennsylvania on Tuesday of this week. Officials with the Pennsylvania Game Commission in the Southcentral...

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March 1st is Considered a Spring Day

Kharla Jolly @kobesbuddy (78833) • East Tawas, Michigan 29 Feb 24

I am eager for the month of March to arrive. Every year, March 1st has been a milestone for me, to consider the end of winter. When in reality, this isn't true! As a teenager, March 1st was the day when my winter clothes(minus...

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Fred is Dead

koopharper @koopharper (7599) • Canada 3 Feb 23

Groundhog Day is kind of a fun sort of thing in this part of the world. Several different towns in Canada and the US have official Groundhogs for the occasion. Supposedly if the groundhog sees his shadow there will be six more...

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Will the Groundhog see his Shadow Tomorrow?

Jo Ann @akalinus (44366) • United States 1 Feb 21

I can't remember if we will have warm weather if he sees his shadow or not. That part never works right anyway. I am thinking about the poor groundhog. People wake him up early in the morning and yank him out of his warm hole...

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A baby woodchuck, Isnt he the cutest?

minx267 @minx267 (15526) • Hartford, Connecticut 22 Jul 20

This little guy was so adorable. He stayed like this. Just blinking for a couple minutes. Making sure it was safe to come out. I know many people say woodchuck or groundhogs are pests. But come on... This face is adorable.....

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Groundhog Day!!

C @ShyBear88 (59342) • Sterling, Virginia 9 Apr 20

Okay, okay, it’s not really Groundhog Day but guess what we saw? That’s right we spotted our friendly neighbor groundhog from the frost. With very little activity with people being outside and today being gray and kind of rainy...

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We are favored!

Melvin Housewright @meltean59 (182) • Temple, Texas 3 Feb 20

It appears in the great state of Texas,not only does the groundhog favor ,but so does the weather.On Wednesday,we will get our first and possibly only shot at winter weather.Weather sources predict possible light sow and sleet...

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Groundhog!

C @ShyBear88 (59342) • Sterling, Virginia 18 Jul 19

Look what we have that made it’s self a little home in our backyard. A Groundhog or as my 4 year old call him/her a hedgehog. We see it around bed time and the kids look out there windows in there bedrooms. There is the...

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Groundhog!

C @ShyBear88 (59342) • Sterling, Virginia 9 Jul 19

I’m down stairs waiting on my 8 year old girl to finish getting ready for summer school when I hear my 6 year old yell down to the stairs mom come see this. I can tell from the yell he wasn’t hurt or anything so I just yelled back...

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Google teaches me something new every week

minx267 @minx267 (15526) • Hartford, Connecticut 8 May 19

This week I learned that Woodchucks also known as Groundhogs... molt their coats off in the spring. I saw this bedraggled specimen when i was driving and pulled over to get some shots of it and after zooming in noticed how much...

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Good News On Groundhog Day!

L. Jenkinson @MarymargII (12422) • Toronto, Ontario 6 Feb 19

I'm not a superstitious person and don't believe in all the little rituals we humans love to participate in but sometimes they are just fun! And when two North American Groundhogs didn't see there shadow on Feb.2nd which means...

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The Groundhog Tradition

celticeagle @celticeagle (189820) • Boise, Idaho 1 Feb 19

Groundhog Day was first mentioned in a diary entry by one James L. Morris on February 2 1840. But, the observance of this day didn't come until 1886 and was documented in the Punxsutawney, Pennsylvania Spirit Newspaper. The 133rd...

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The Woodchuck or Groundhog

minx267 @minx267 (15526) • Hartford, Connecticut 17 Jun 18

These guys are cute but very skittish.. and for plump little bodies.. you would not believe how fast they can move. I was able to get this shot with my zoom lens. The second it noticed me.. I blinked and it was gone. The...

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Don't trust the Groundhog

Joanie @Freelanzer (10782) • Canada 5 Apr 18

The groundhogs spoke and promised a late spring. But they did not all agree. Two of the Canadian groundhogs Sam and Fred predicted an early spring. Another one Wiarton Willie did not see an early spring as did Pennsylvania's...

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Groundhog hour

Kevin @kevin1877uk (36987) 28 Oct 17

Groundhog hour Just a minute or so ago it was almost 2.00am however the clocks went back and now I’m reliving the last hour all over again. The end of British Summertime :( No, I’m not looking forward to the darker evenings and...

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Those Uncomfortable Groundhog Weeks

AnjaP @Rollo1 (16676) • Boston, Massachusetts 21 Feb 17

I heard a strange noise coming from somewhere outside my kitchen window this morning. At first, I noticed only that there was noise where noise didn't usually exist. It took my foggy brain a moment to realize that it was a bird....

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