I’ve told you that we’ve been listening to three families of raccoons in our attic. As they have grown, the noise has increased. We find ourselves shouting “GO TO BED!” or “That’s ENOUGH!!” The babies are noisy little beggars, especially when they hope to get a meal. They squeak and squeal and chirrrr and scrape and trundle along.
\nThe first two of the babies are now joining their mother outside. We saw the first one about a week ago, and the second one came into view today. The second one is a screamer. S\/he got separated from Mom, and shrieked and squealed and carried on until Mom reappeared.
\nWe watched the two pups play this evening, and decided that they are siblings. At least we THINK they are siblings. We’re a little confused. We were sure that we knew which adult was the mother, but when it was time to depart, they trundled off with a different adult.
\nWe’ll be watching. And counting. And one night, Dear Husband will be nailing a patch over their doorway!!! Look out world….here they come!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
I’ve told you that we’ve been listening to three families of raccoons in our attic. As they have grown, the noise has increased. We find ourselves shouting “GO TO BED!” or “That’s ENOUGH!!” The babies are noisy little beggars, especially … Continue reading