Long time no see!!!
By JJ
@JolietJake (50190)
November 9, 2017 4:52am CST
It has been a couple months since I've seen one of the raccoons out front.
Yesterday, I noticed the bird feeder out front hadn't needed filled for a few days and decided to take a closer look at it.
Seems a storm we had in the past week had soaked into some of the seed and was clogging the holes it comes through, so no one could get any feed from it.
So I dumped it out, cleaned it out, and refilled it, and there was a good pile of feed on the ground below it.
This morning I let Scar out, and I noticed he didn't leave the porch, he just sat down and started staring.
So I stuck my head out the door and there was one of the 'coons happily feasting on what I spilled yesterday.
It shouldn't be much longer before they go into semi-hibernation for the year. (Raccoons don't actually hibernate, as such, but they are known to stay inside the den for quite some time between feedings during the winter).
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@ElusiveButterfly (45942)
• United States
9 Nov 17
I haven't seen raccoons in our area for quite some time. Usually they are abundant. Wonder what is going on with them?
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@JolietJake (50190)
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9 Nov 17
Mine probably come nightly, but usually while I am still asleep
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@Morleyhunt (21742)
• Canada
9 Nov 17
Since a large part of the bush was removed almost two years ago (emerald ash borer) we don't see many raccoons.
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@JolietJake (50190)
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9 Nov 17
I have some that show up fairly often, but I hadn't seen them for a bit
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@BarBaraPrz (50019)
• St. Catharines, Ontario
9 Nov 17
A few years back I had a raccoon in my attic. He was a big'un... totally filled up the trap.
The only raccoon I've seen since moving to St Catharines was an unlucky one-- it lay at the side of the road in the park.
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@JolietJake (50190)
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9 Nov 17
If you look at the tree, you can see where it bent one of the nails the corn is on...I've had them take off with the entire cob sometimes
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@JolietJake (50190)
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9 Nov 17
They are, but they have a nasty bite if threatened and their claws can tear you up pretty good
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@JolietJake (50190)
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9 Nov 17
Scar seems to get along fine with them most of the time
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@Happy2BeMe (99380)
• Canada
9 Nov 17
Cute picture. They are clever. I have not seen any around here in the last month or so. Before that there was quite a few of them around here.
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@JolietJake (50190)
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9 Nov 17
The most I have seen at once was three out there, usually it's just one or two
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@Happy2BeMe (99380)
• Canada
9 Nov 17
@JolietJake I only usually see one at a time. On occasion there are two but that is rare.
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@m_audrey6788 (58470)
• Germany
9 Nov 17
Oh nice shot JJ @JolietJake ! I hardly see them around here only squirrels 
Thanks for this wonderful post
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@JolietJake (50190)
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9 Nov 17
@m_audrey6788 Yes, I put a few ears out every day on nails I have in the branches to hold them in
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@JolietJake (50190)
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9 Nov 17
Speaking of squirrels, now that it is getting light out
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@Hatley (163772)
• Garden Grove, California
10 Nov 17
the o nes we had in Spitj Daikota were corn lovers and we alwys had a
lor row of corn left for themso they left our co rn patch alonel
'One raccon wanted my luch one day an would comeo ut and watch me mever
really close but stlill I could have touched him so filallyI sharedc mu sandwich with him then went back to gardcenimg really brash
creatures too
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@Letranknight2015 (52294)
• Philippines
9 Nov 17
Did that racoon and your scar ever fought? nice of him to be hanging around over there watching over birds.
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@JohnRoberts (109845)
• Los Angeles, California
9 Nov 17
The raccoons don't seem to hibernate here in our mild weather in a suburban environment.
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@kobesbuddy (78856)
• East Tawas, Michigan
9 Nov 17
I never knew this! Instead, I thought raccoons stayed in hibernation throughout the winter months. Scar was alerted to the visitor, feasting out in your yard. We don't see many raccoons any more, but possums are all over the place.
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@nanette64 (20364)
• Fairfield, Texas
9 Nov 17
Uh-oh @JolietJake ; Rocky is liable to pass on the word about available food and you'll have to buy more than cat food; although all 18 of my raccoon's love cat food.
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@nanette64 (20364)
• Fairfield, Texas
9 Nov 17
@JolietJake Oh yeah, that's a dang good possibility.
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@JolietJake (50190)
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9 Nov 17
I debated putting cat food out a few times for the raccoons, but I have other critters I'm afraid would come snooping...like the skunks
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