Baby raccoon
At dusk, this very young raccoon was out and about with its sibling, unbeknownst to its mom. Here it's at the side of the road not one bit afraid of me. In fact, it kept walking up to me so close that most of the photos I took of it were duds. I was using a long lens so did not want it to come so near.
Same baby raccoon taken with different lens
Unfortunately, by the time I was using a different lens, the raccoon had crossed the street. I captured this shot just before the two babies hid under a car.
Where was the mother? Where do you think? If you guessed foraging in a trash can, you'd be correct.
A few minutes after the babies toddled into the woods, the mom appeared looking very concerned. She finally missed her babies!
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Cute, but you don't want them living anywhere near you!
ReplyDeleteGreat shots! I know they can be considered pests but I do love seeing the rascally little critters.
ReplyDeleteGreat shots:) B
ReplyDeleteSo small and sweet. Nice captures, CG.
ReplyDeleteThey are cute, the baby is adorable. But they are very destructive. They have just about destroyed all my bird feeders. Great captures, have a wonderful weekend!
ReplyDeleteGood thing no cars were passing...
ReplyDeleteThey're cute but definitely not cuddly!
ReplyDeleteHow can something so cute be such a pesky critter?!!!?
ReplyDeleteNice shots.
another example of why you should never take the kids with you when you're grocery shopping
ReplyDeleteLong lens or not, it's still a good shot.
ReplyDeleteYou know...I love raccoon!This one is so cute!
ReplyDeleteIt's a dream for me to meet one day a raccoon and maybe with luck, take some pictures.
Léia
love it! you captured it perfect :)
ReplyDeleteThey are cute, but not so fun when you find them stuck in the garage rafters!
ReplyDeleteThey are so adorable but so much trouble. Love seeing them up close and personal.
ReplyDeleteSo cute, but I understand they are trouble.
ReplyDeleteThe raccoon so very beautiful! :) We do not have them here, so this is fun for me to see! :)
ReplyDeleteLovely weekend to you! :)
This baby is so cute. But they can be very destructive.
ReplyDeleteHave a great weekend.
They are so cute! However, they are terrorizing out garden. ;)
ReplyDeleteso very cute. having the wrong lens on is my pet peeve. the long does not work good up close and i always seem to have the wrong one on. i need two cameras, one for long one for short and one for each shoulder.
ReplyDeleteyou totally win the 'Cute' award today!!!
ReplyDeleteGreat shot!
ReplyDeleteGreetings from Argentina
Elisa
now that is CUTE.
ReplyDeleteSweet, but keep an eye out for mama! That's why I always carry 2 cameras - one with a long lens, one with a wide. I don't like swapping lenses "in the field" too often.
ReplyDeleteI have seen them only in zoos. Great shots.
ReplyDeleteVery cute little ones. :)
ReplyDeleteThere are cute little pests!
ReplyDeleteCute shots!
ReplyDeleteDarn those babies, they run off every time! LoL! Cute lil bandits! =)
ReplyDeleteThey sure are cute but can be troublesome too.
ReplyDeleteOh my gosh, he's so cute! I've never seen one in person before, that must have been fun.
ReplyDeleteOh my goodness--just about the cutest things I've seen in a long time! Aren't baby animals wonderful!?
ReplyDeleteThey only look cute until they rummage through your bins and dig up your garden! ;)
ReplyDeleteWe've caught a cousin of your critter trying to forage on our deck a couple of times this week. I wish I could send him up to you so he could join the rest of the family.
ReplyDeleteCute little critters!
ReplyDeleteSo adorable. We used to have one at the last place we lived. I named him Peanut Johnson.
ReplyDeleteOh so cute! I've never seen one in the wild.
ReplyDeleteFascinating little chap! We don't have them in the UK of course. Nice to see your photos.
ReplyDeleteThey sure do look cute, but can be very pesky in the garden.
ReplyDeleteHe's a cutie!! Good thing the mom wasn't around. She may have not liked her baby getting so close to you.
ReplyDeleteWonderful shots of the raccoon.
ReplyDeleteRaccoons are so funny...but if they get too friendly I worry 'cause we've had some here with rabies. In Pennsylvania, they climbed out back steps to the top deck where the garbage was and pried loose the covers and made terrible messes in the snow!
ReplyDeleteBabies, no matter what they are, are so dang cute! The butterfly above is awesome!
ReplyDeleteYou caught terrific shots! We are wary of them here because of some rabies cases, but these babies are irresistable!
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