Wildlife, living next to nature

[classicman]

Speaking of Racoons ... this guy/gal was in my parents backyard yesterday. He/She was on their front porch last week. They live in suburbia! There should be no racoons around, let alone in the middle of the afternoon. I was 10' from it as it barely walked away from me. Thats as high up the tree as it could go. I walked away and it just hung there for maybe 2 minutes and then came back down and meandered away.

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Originally Posted by classicman

Speaking of Racoons...

That raccoon is either very old, or fairly sick. Of course, raccoons can be lighter and darker than the norms, like skunks.

Not too long back I saw a road-killed skunk that had no white on it at all. Everything that would normally be white was as yellow/blond as could be right out to the top of its head.

[xoxoxoBruce]

Canal & River Trust says stop feeding the ducks bread.

Every year over 6 million loaves of bread are thrown into our canals and rivers by well-intentioned people feeding the ducks. However, this bread isn't great for them or their habitats and so we’re asking you to swap the bread for healthy snacks and to exercise some portion control.

Send that bread to Sally Struthers instead.