Raccoon Of The Manor

NikolaiNikolai Registered Users Posts: 19,035 Major grins
edited May 12, 2006 in Wildlife
We got a friendly raccoon living in the support pillar of our house (and booing the visitors):

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The rest of the pictures:
http://nik.smugmug.com/gallery/1450982

Enjoy having a wildlife as your pets (and shooting them:-)!
"May the f/stop be with you!"

Comments

  • wolfieswolfies Registered Users Posts: 152 Major grins
    edited May 12, 2006
    nice your own guard raccoon. Nice shots by the way
    thanks,
    WWW.wolfies.smugmug.com
  • NikolaiNikolai Registered Users Posts: 19,035 Major grins
    edited May 12, 2006
    Wolfies,
    wolfies wrote:
    nice your own guard raccoon. Nice shots by the way

    Thanks!

    If he sticks around we'll get him a name, a collar and a personal plate:-)
    "May the f/stop be with you!"
  • jeff lapointjeff lapoint Registered Users Posts: 1,228 Major grins
    edited May 12, 2006
    Nikolai wrote:
    Thanks!

    If he sticks around we'll get him a name, a collar and a personal plate:-)
    Nice shots Nikolai! Hope that T-S lens is working out for youthumb.gif

    Being the geek I am, I can't help but post one of my favorite quotes from the California poison control site,

    "What animals are likely to be rabies carriers?
    Bites from skunks, bats, foxes, coyotes, bobcats, raccoons and unvaccinated cats are sources of rabies. In California, skunks are the most likely to have rabies. In fact, about 38% of skunks, 31% of raccoons, 14% of bats and 4% of foxes carry rabies. In Northern California, raccoons are the main source of rabies."

    Thought that info might be relevantne_nau.gif . Don't even get me started on the parasite that can live in their poop. Be careful Nikolai and keep these clean shots comin!

    -j
    www.lapiz007.smugmug.com


  • windozewindoze Registered Users Posts: 2,830 Major grins
    edited May 12, 2006
    one part of me says "How Cute" !
    The other part of me says "How Dangerous" !!

    Cool capture either way....

    troy
  • gusgus Registered Users Posts: 16,209 Major grins
    edited May 12, 2006
    What do they taste like ?
  • fire1035fire1035 Registered Users Posts: 208 Major grins
    edited May 12, 2006
    gus wrote:
    What do they taste like ?

    Rat. :D
  • KhaosKhaos Registered Users Posts: 2,435 Major grins
    edited May 12, 2006
    Racoons will leave you alone unless cornered.
    Don't feed them.
    They need a water source. If you live near a creek, pond, etc., you'll have a racoon family nearby.
    Don't feed them.
    If you see a raccoon during the day, be cautious. They are nocturnal animals and generaly the rabies infected ones roam during the day. Unless of course, people feed them during the day, which, like I said, you shouldn't.

    If they become a nuisance as in making a home in your home, call animal control. Trapping one and driving it somewhere else won't work. You would need to drive at least 30 miles away, otherwise they will find their way back. Once they find a good water source to live by, they don't like to move.
  • jwearjwear Registered Users Posts: 8,013 Major grins
    edited May 12, 2006
    well Nik nice racoon --the story seems to be do not feed and do not let them bite you --so shoot him just like you did thumb.gif have a great time on the trip Nik will be looking for the great shots soon clap.gif be safe this time
    Jeff W

    “PHOTOGRAPHY IS THE ‘JAZZ’ FOR THE EYES…”

    http://jwear.smugmug.com/
  • ehughesehughes Registered Users Posts: 1,675 Major grins
    edited May 12, 2006
    Pretty cool Nik, wildlife shots without leaving the house... I'm jealous :)
    Ed

    www.edhughesphoto.com
  • ThusieThusie Registered Users Posts: 1,818 Major grins
    edited May 12, 2006
    If you see a raccoon during the day, be cautious. They are nocturnal animals and generaly the rabies infected ones roam during the day. Unless of course, people feed them during the day, which, like I said, you shouldn't.

    Canine distemper can mimic rabies, they are can have raccoon parvo virus, feline panluke AKA feline distemper and on and on.

    Cute but absolutly NOT an animal you want up by your house. Many states, Ohio being one, will not allow trapped coons to be relocated because of the potential for spread of disease.

    So interesting shot but I would really encourage the coon to move on.:):
  • NikolaiNikolai Registered Users Posts: 19,035 Major grins
    edited May 12, 2006
    Wow,
    looks like I was like a little kid playing with matches! ne_nau.gif

    OK, folks, thank you very much for the warning.
    I guess the reason this one sticks around is that I have a pool..
    The bad news is that that I saw him a few times during the late afternoon (6 pm) lately - does it mean he's infected?

    Anyway - don't feed, prolly try to scare him away. And that's what my upgraded airsoft gun could be good for:

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    Its plastic 6mm BBs should not hurt much, but definitely can create a certain level of discomfort...ne_nau.gif

    Thanks again fro the feedback, warnings and advices!thumb.gif
    "May the f/stop be with you!"
  • ThusieThusie Registered Users Posts: 1,818 Major grins
    edited May 12, 2006
    Late afternoon isn't all that unusual, just best not up by the house. Infected hard, with anything, to say. In clinical studies coons have been known to harbor the rabies virus for up to a year before showing symptoms. In the wild we just don't know, but 65 days in Ohio is the acceptable all clear time.
    Eyes look good, they have a tendancy to get an odd green glow when there are CNS issues. Moot point. The modified air gun should do the trick, coons are a very smart mammal.:):
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