Give me Five!

Table Manners

Ralphie

Ralphie is one of the sixers, and is the one that seems to have made the break from mom first. He has visited several times on his own. A sweet boy, but a little snappy with the food, so I am pretty careful with him.

"Hey Grape Lady....We're Here!"

Just Wants to Hold my Hand!

Spiritual Awakening

A much overdue report from your favorite raccoon blogger! (that would be me, how many other racoon bloggers do you know?!) My grandmother had a fall and other serious health issues - like a heart attack, so I rushed to Iowa to see her. Thankfully she is ok and doing much better. Can I get an Amen?!



Thanks Sixers!

Now, you get a grape for your thoughtfullness.

The Backyard Bag Feeder Project

Zach Glenwright's Backyard Bag Feeder Project came to the OC. Giggles and the gang took some interest in it and tore it up a bit! Hoping to get the sixers little hands on it soon.

Giggles Gang of Graham Grabbers

We had a visit from Giggles and Gang, there were a few scuffles over the graham crackers, but we had enough to go around.

Viva la Sixers!

My favorite six pack came back Saturday night and had some fun, some grapes - a recipe for marshmellow soup and up the tree to nap on the patio again.

Raccoon Cam is online!

Last night we had a visit from another newcomer - this time a young, very skiddish fellow. He seemed to really need and enjoy the food! He got chased off by Giggles and his clan, who enjoyed the smorgasboard as usual....

In the meanwhile, we got the raccoon cam feed available to see online, and Taburineagle recorded some of the footage! That can been seen on YouTube as well.

Mysterious Stranger

Maybe not so mysterious, but a face I didn't recognize. Where is that darn six pack?! I made a special grocery trip for them, and this is how they repay me?! Not even a postcard...

Anyway, the mysterious stranger was a very pretty light coat raccoon, who prefered ONLY the catfood. No grapes or graham crackers for this one.

Finally ... some action

Is that just the way? After several back to back visits from the six pack last week, I got to the store to stock up on grapes, graham crackers and marshmellows for them - they don't show up for days! I still haven't seen them, except for Ralphie, the baby who likes to forage on his own and is very serious about his food. So serious I bounced a grape right off his forehead and he just gave me a disgusted look.

Last night the other mom and three babies came by. (Giggles, the youngster in the Raccoon Chronicles header grapic and his family) They are getting so big it's hard to call them babies anymore, they are full fledged teens. They enjoyed a snack, but mostly were interested in playing in the yard and digging up the sod. Ok. Whatever floats your boat.

He's Alive!

Good news - little number six showed up (by himself) two nights ago. I was so relieved to see him! He showed up last night on the early side, then after a visit from Stubby, the family showed up. All six of the babies were there, so he had rejoined the group. Phew. I hope he stays there for awhile. On the menu last evening were grapes, graham crackers and a few organic chocolate wafers as a treat.



After the feast, they once again retreated to the balcony for a little rough-housing and a nap. (photos taken through glass)

It Was the Best of Times, it Was the Worst of Times

The mom and babies came last night, and I wish I could have gotten a picture of the first sight I saw... all the little raccoon butts high in the air, all diving into the pot at the same time. It was a hoot!

After I got situated with the door and cameras, I noticed there were only 5 babies, and the group seemed to be a bit on edge. I won't count number six out yet, sometimes we do have varying numbers, so it could be he was on a time-out in the den. That's what I'm hoping. So they were all very hungry and ate alot of food! They had some grapes and a new treat - graham crackers! Mom loved the graham crackers, she dunked them in the water, making a very watery/dirty graham cracker soup.



After the feast, once again they retired to the upstairs patio for a nap. All 5 babies fell fast asleep and mom gave them all a good grooming, then she caught a few winks herself. I'm pleased that they feel safe there, if only for a brief moment in their day.


Fingers crossed that next time there will again be six.

Slow Night

Last night was a slow one. Just George, the one with the actual stubby tail. He liked the grapes too, but didn't hang around long. No sign of the babies.