No pictures with this post ( you will shortly understand why).
A few days ago I was walking in my woods, as I love to do. It had recently rained so when I walked there was no sound of crunching leaves or twigs. I noticed an adult raccoon, which also saw me and ran away. I then saw a raccoon which appeared to be half grown. When ever it would walk behind a tree, I would walk closer. Soon I was quite close. When it came out from behind the tree, I stood as still as I could. It came closer and closer. While doing so, it kept sniffing. At times it would stand on its hind legs and look at me. Only movement from me was blinking eyes. We were about 10 feet apart for several minutes before it ambled away. Obviously if I had moved to get my camera it would have been gone. I just have a great picture in my memory.
2 comments:
most people's encounters with raccoons are more urban and involve garbage bins, nice to hear this version of you visiting its 'territory'!
How nice to have your own nature reserve - raccoons sound a lot more exotic than hedgehogs.
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