Look at the wild animal I just shot on my front porch.

[bertha katzenengel]

This is Bobtail. I was less than three feet from him/her.





I'd gone out to take the feral cats their food. Only two, Ginger and Black, were waiting, and they were very bold. They didn't run -- they were HUNGRY. I'd taken the camera out, hoping to get a photo of one of their rears (for gender ID).

Along came Bobtail, also quite hungry. I stood stock still and s/he decided to chance it. When he got too close to the food, I moved just a little and that was enough to get him away from the food, but he didn't leave the porch for a long time.

I love where I live!

[Fenris]

1. ROFL! You scared me there for a moment!

I though, "Surely, Mrs. V wouldn't shoot an animal?" :D

[jonnyblitz]

2. that is what i thought. I was expecting to see some gutted animal

strung up but its legs like a hunter's trophy!! :P

[bertha katzenengel]

4. Like my sensationalist headline there, Fenris?

:bounce:

[mtnester]

7. Hah, saw first picture and thought "Oh no someone is going to get their

ass flamed for shooting a raccoon"

Duh...slapping forehead

[bertha katzenengel]

11. evil shit, ain't I?

:evilgrin:

[Midlodemocrat]

21. That is too funny. That is EXACTLY what I was thinking!

I couldn't imagine either V's hurting an animal.

[ewagner]

3. As cute and appealing

as this critter looks, he can be a pain in the rear....I also understand that their droppings are quite dangerous from a health standpoint....

still...cuteness like that is hard to resist

thanks for the pics Bertha.......

[bertha katzenengel]

9. yeah, I know . . .

We try not to encourage them, but sometimes there is leftover cat food.

:hi:

[samplegirl]

20. Dangerous is not the word.

My neighbor has a boat docked on Lake Erie has a condo there.
His neighbor also docked his boat there and a coon climbed aboard
and left his droppings. The man cleaned up the droppings from
his boat with rags 3 days later he was dead.

[bigwillq]

5. Cool pics!

I love raccoons!

What other animals do you see Bertha?:hi:

[bertha katzenengel]

8. lots of deer, but not on our land yet... chipmunks... and this beauty

last year and -- last night! (I don't know if it was the same fox last night, though.)

[bigwillq]

16. What a beautiful fox!

We have deer by our property. We actually have too many up by where I live. They have a bad habit of darting out into the street.
My neighbor hit one a fe months back. Sadly, the deer died and her car suffered $5,000 worth of damage.

[salin]

6. great shot...

or shot(s) :D

[-..__...]

10. I hope you have a digital camera.

"hoping to get a photo of one of their rears"...

Just wondering what the folks at the photo lab might think.

By law; they're supposed to report kitty porn. :smoke:

[bertha katzenengel]

13. Oh, it's kitty porn you want?

Heh. I don't have any. Although we have two young cats in heat (couldn't afford to get them spayed before it hit) and one of our boys (they're all neutered) has been trying to take care of business. Bless his little heart.

[libhill]

12. Just be careful -

No fear of humans = might be rabid.

[Misunderestimator]

14. I think my jaw actually dropped at that title.

funny girl... and very cute pics!

[WI_DEM]

15. He/she is a cutie pie but watch out for those claws

Great pics!!

[RebelOne]

17. That's the only way any wild animal should be shot

with a camera. Really cute pictures.

[MuseRider]

18. I love racoons

and that is a great pair of shots Bertha! I was sitting with my neighbor in her living room watching a movie(girls night out) when all of a sudden a HUGE racoon came across the room into the kitchen. We watched as it wolfed down a bunch of cat food, cleaned up, came in and checked us out then went back downstairs and out the cat door. They are bold and amazing creatures. Those are great pictures.

[bigwillq]

19. Did it tell you their name was Bobtail?

:P

[bertha katzenengel]

22. Yes. He walked right up to me and said,

"Bobtail's the name. Scavenging's my game. Got anything to eat in there?"

This critter has only a stubby little tail. Funny looking!