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Thursday, September 10, 2009

Wild kingdom

NEWS FLASH.....The latest addition to the menagerie of beasts to roam our backyard is the skunk. That's right - the skunk. This morning marked our first sighting of a skunk in our natural habitat. I was eating my breakfast when, out of the corner of my eye, I saw something moving in the backyard. It was lighter in colour than the usual raccoons, so I though maybe it was a cat, which we also sometimes see in our yard (not our cats, though, but neighbourhood cats). But no, as I looked more closely I saw it was a skunk. This is closest I've been to a skunk in the "wild". So, to tally up, this year we've had mice, raccoons, other people's cats, a squirrel or 2, and a skunk. I imagine the next animal we see might just be a deer, though I'm not sure how he'll get over the fence.

4 comments:

CinnamonOpus said...

Oh we love the skunks! As long as there's a wall between us, because (nothing personal to skunks, but) they do have a bit of Teh Stink about them.

We get a lot of wildlife as well. Raccoons have caused a ruckus, throwing around bird feeders and whatnot, and recently they have been pilfering tomatoes. But we HAVE had a deer -- We had a baby deer wander into our yard. Do not ask how that day ended. It was not good. At all.

Janna said...

Indeed, they bring Teh Stink in a BIG way, but they are soooo cute.

Vicki said...

Ha! that reminds me of driving in Virginia with my very stuck up/posh cousin who did a lovely silent fart - but stated "oh, I must have run over a skunk!".

Janna said...

Who farts in an enclosed car? Seriously....