Wildlife: Heidi Chronicles: End of Another Summer, 1 by DreamOfSpring

DreamOfSpring wrote:
This is the ongoing story of Heidi and friends, raccoons who eat at my backyard buffet. The 09 kits are growing fast now.

prior thread: http://davesgarden.com/community/forums/t/1035050/
1st thread in series: http://davesgarden.com/community/forums/t/603944/


CAUTION: Don't try this at home. Professional drivers on closed circuit course.
Seriously though, while this is a true story, it is the culmination of 4yrs of effort making friends with the raccoons. Please don't read this and think that you can approach a wild raccoon in the manner described here without first investing time, lots of time, getting to know the raccoon. Moreover, contact with wild raccoons or any other wild animals is ill advised. Raccoons may carry rabies and/or raccoon roundworm both of which present serious health risks to humans. I have taken steps to mitigate the risk, including: getting rabies shots, being careful to avoid situations where I might be scratched or bitten, and wearing rubber gloves for protection against roundworm eggs when cleaning the pool.

The picture below is of Heidi and 2 of her kits. The one front right is Precious. If you look closely you can see that she is holding one back foot up in the air. That's the injured foot.