Notice the first possum pict, Scruffy is slinking past. They are getting pretty close without too many hysterics. Before I got out the camera, the possum actually got up within inches of Scruffy's face. Then Scruffy gave a quiet meow which broke the spell and caused the possum to retreat to the corner. It was only a few minutes before the possum came out and started to eat.
Scruffy is not so friendly with the raccoons. When he sees them he hisses and then runs past. The raccoons ignore Scruffy and just keep eating. More later.
Better pictures will come after our photo safari with T.
Sunday, January 4, 2009
Saturday, January 3, 2009
Worth Repeating
Finally, someone who understands what the heck's been going on!
Check out "Uncle Jay explains 2008".
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TWiXy55OHyY
Check out "Uncle Jay explains 2008".
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TWiXy55OHyY
Its a ZOO!
We have a routine now. Whenever we hear crunching in the dining room we know the possum has arrived. We never see him come in from the cat door. So I started to think that the possum was sleeping under the couch during the day.
After checking several days, and finding no possum under the couch, I assumed that the little Houdini must be sneaking out silently.Then, two nights ago, we heard noise in the wall. Damn! Must be that the possum has found a way into the wall between the bathrooms and our bedroom.
Dad confirmed that there was a hole behind the couch that I didn't know about. He should have known that the hole would be entered eventually.
So last night I heard crunching at 2:30 am and I rushed to the living room with my piece of drywall in hand. Of course by the time I got there the critter was already back in the hole. So I sat in the hall and waited. A few minutes later I saw a snout poking out of the hole. A figure emerged slowly. It was a raccoon. Then another snout and a second raccoon came out and headed for the food. A third snout peaked out but took a long time to emerge.
As soon as the last raccoon headed for the food I approached the hole. They heard me and scurried toward me and got into the hole before I could get there. So they are back in the wall and I went to bed. Maybe tonight I will win. Please God, before they use my couch as a toilet.
After checking several days, and finding no possum under the couch, I assumed that the little Houdini must be sneaking out silently.Then, two nights ago, we heard noise in the wall. Damn! Must be that the possum has found a way into the wall between the bathrooms and our bedroom.
Dad confirmed that there was a hole behind the couch that I didn't know about. He should have known that the hole would be entered eventually.
So last night I heard crunching at 2:30 am and I rushed to the living room with my piece of drywall in hand. Of course by the time I got there the critter was already back in the hole. So I sat in the hall and waited. A few minutes later I saw a snout poking out of the hole. A figure emerged slowly. It was a raccoon. Then another snout and a second raccoon came out and headed for the food. A third snout peaked out but took a long time to emerge.
As soon as the last raccoon headed for the food I approached the hole. They heard me and scurried toward me and got into the hole before I could get there. So they are back in the wall and I went to bed. Maybe tonight I will win. Please God, before they use my couch as a toilet.
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