So this is my happiest sight on the trail cam: a raccoon. Two years ago this would not have been unusual, but it has been a year and a half since the raccoon colony in our woods was wiped out, probably by distemper. It brightens my heart to see them on the cam again.
Is it me, or does this look like an old opossum? Maybe it is because it is in the middle of a good ear scratch, but the scene gives me cantankerous old dude vibes.
I lost my trail cam for a while. I forgot which tree I put it on. Honestly I forgot it was on a tree and not on a stand. I doused myself in bug spray and dove into the summer woods looking for it, and found it right where I left it last time. Hm.
Any who, there will be trail cam pics for a couple days.
Today I present a photo dump full of squirrels. These are all taken from my breakfast table, looking out to the back yard over the last couple of months.
Here are some more pictures from the back yard, woodpecker edition. I was surprised to see that we have two different species.
It is neat to watch the woodpeckers hop around the bark of a tree, listening. Even though my feeders target squirrels, we have had an increase in woodpecker sightings since installing the hanging feeders.
Critters and Craft 