Raccoon Butts

Sometimes I don’t check my equipment properly. Disastrous for a pilot and diver, potentially frustrating to a would-be wildlife photographer. I thought I was capturing videos of kits munching, but no, I caught photos of raccoon butts. Except for the first one. All that one needs is some white robes and you’d have a Wild … Continue reading “Raccoon Butts”

Hey, Sailor! Want to Get Lucky?

Following up on last week’s closing line of “Actions speak louder than words”, we have an…umm…display. Yeah, that’s right. A display. A display of…how to get things done. I don’t often catch The Wild offering such demonstrations. I definitely don’t go looking for it. And in some cases, being around when it occurs in The … Continue reading “Hey, Sailor! Want to Get Lucky?”

Concern for Hecate

Sometimes The Wild isn’t kind. It’s not so much a matter of kindness as it is…well, it is what it is. We’ve known Hecate for quite a while in raccoon years. This Hecate, anyway. There have been others, long gone and passed into memory. “Hecate” seems to be a favored name among them. Perhaps a … Continue reading “Concern for Hecate”

Family Dining

Ever get together with a friend’s family for a meal out? Happens in The Wild a lot. Often you’ll get distantly related families – Opossum, Raccoon, Fox, Skunk, and the like – dining together, sometimes at the same table…or pile…sometimes not. They don’t seem to mind. Sometimes when I’m out there, they will gather around … Continue reading “Family Dining”