In our years here we've seen a lot of wildlife wander here and there out back. Deer, fox, woodchucks, owls, a giant hog, raccoons, wild turkeys, skunks, a horse(wild?), Elenka claims she had a monkey in her backyard, but that was in Jersey. This has been the scene each of the last two mornings at our birdfeeders. My first reaction was that we had a bear, but Elenka did some research, emailing a wildlife researcher and finding out that it was probably raccoons causing the mischief. Too bad. I was all excited that we had a bear-drama on our hands. I'll keep you posted.
Monday, March 19, 2012
'Bear' Minimum
In our years here we've seen a lot of wildlife wander here and there out back. Deer, fox, woodchucks, owls, a giant hog, raccoons, wild turkeys, skunks, a horse(wild?), Elenka claims she had a monkey in her backyard, but that was in Jersey. This has been the scene each of the last two mornings at our birdfeeders. My first reaction was that we had a bear, but Elenka did some research, emailing a wildlife researcher and finding out that it was probably raccoons causing the mischief. Too bad. I was all excited that we had a bear-drama on our hands. I'll keep you posted.
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You forgot to mention that killer spider.
ReplyDeleteWe have spider alerts in our house. I spot 'em, Birdman deals with them.
They are in the wildlife category in my book.
i can't "bear" to think that E once had a monkey on/in her back.
ReplyDeleteI guess you will have to set up camp in the garden now, so you won't miss the next raccoon/bear visit!
ReplyDeletetu vis dans un vrai zoo ?
ReplyDeleteSpeaking of bears, here's a poem for you!!
ReplyDeleteMarch
by James Wright
A bear under the snow
Turns over to yawn.
It's been a long, hard rest.
Once, as she lay asleep, her cubs fell
Out of her hair,
And she did not know them.
It's hard to breathe
In a tight grave:
So she roars,
And the roof breaks.
Dark rivers and leaves
Pour down.
When the wind opens its doors
In its own good time,
The cubs follow that relaxed and beautiful woman
Outside to the unfamiliar cities
Of moss.
"March" by James Wright, from Above the River: The Collected Poems. © Wesleyan University Press, 1992. Reprinted with permission
Oh my, they look like a rowdy bunch whoever they are.
ReplyDeletewe've had those raccoons cause trouble for us, too. cat food, bird seed, horse feed... sigh...
ReplyDeleteRaccoons are the scourge of my garden!
ReplyDeleteI'll go with a might hungry coon -- barbara
ReplyDeleteNo tracks on the groud to say if it's a bear or a raccoon?..Wild life is at your door!
ReplyDeleteWe had a raccoon for a while. He only liked peanuts.
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