| Location: |
Virginia, Norfolk, Northside Park |
| Date: |
2008MAY14 |
| Observer: |
Peter Leitheiser |
| Summary: |
A mother raccon moves her young.
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Often times, I take my camera out with a specific purpose or photograph in mind. Most of the time, I fail to see what I was hoping for. But sometimes, I see something better than I planned.
To be honest, I don't know much about the common raccoon (Procyon lotor) and since they are usually active when squirrels are asleep, I don't see them very often.
But one evening, I saw a mother raccoon moving her pups from one tree hole to somewhere high in a pine.
The young didn't move or squirm as the mother hauled them down the tree,
And up with other. I saw her move two babies, and mounted my long lens in hopes I would see her again, but she didn't come back.
Report and Photos by Peter Leitheiser