Early in the night, just after dark, a raccoon visited the turkey vulture nest tree. It climbed up the backside and over the top. Paused a moment at the cavity opening, then was on its way. I worried when I first saw the intruder, a nest raider for sure. I wondered if the vulture eggs would be safe down inside the tree cavity? Will this night bandit be back?
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Oh my!
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Amazing stealthy photos of the raccoon!
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cool pictures! Those raccoons are little demons!
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Indeed, I had one as a pet when I was a kid… not cool … my retrievers are much better!
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haha! Yes, indeed! I would think that a raccoon would make a very sorry pet!
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Wow! What’s next? Love it.
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I don’t know, whatever the camera gives us. I did not know so much was going on out there. 😉
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cool shots!
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Thanks
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You are good at this. Has me laughing! A very long time ago, when I was young, my Father attempted to take nighttime photos of the raccoons taking the lids off our garbage cans. He was not a very good photographer. He thought the porch light would be enough lite for a photo. Not!!! He would have liked seeing these that you have taken. 🙂
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Night vision. We didn’t have this back in the day. 😉
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Reblogged this on THE FORESTER ARTIST and commented:
You want to know what happens at my house after dark. Check out Mary’s post, The Backdoor Artist, and you will see!
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to be continued ….
Thanks for taking us along with you on Nest Watch Tim 🙂
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and Mary! … Sorry I’m getting muddled as to where I am lol ….
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Its okay, we look alike. 😉
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bless you 🙂
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Very cool!
Coincidentally… I’m awaiting the arrival of a new camera… yes, a trail cam!
I saw a first turkey vulture here on Monday.
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You are going to have fun. I need a higher resolution security camera so the live feed is better.
Just popped over to your blog, nice! Love your carvings. 🙂
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Thank you, and thanks for the link, I’ll be back…
I’ve had occasion to the use the trail cams in my work, it WILL be fun to put one to more creative use!
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ick. I dislike raccoon. We have a local one getting into the garbage. Glad nothing too eventful happened.
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awe, their just critters trying to eke out a living like the rest of us.
It all went well, but it made me nervous.
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What an interesting outdoor life you have, great to watch.
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This is very enjoyable to follow. Thank you for sharing 🙂
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Never a dull moment in your neck of the woods. 🙂 Cool shots!
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thanks
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WOW! That’s something most of us never see! Thanks for sharing! 🙂
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surprised me, too!
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I bet! Your timing was amazing. Being someplace at the right time, then being able to snap the pictures fast enough are two miracles of photography, and you caught both in the same night! 🙂 Marsha 🙂
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motion sensor
Sometimes the most important factor is setting up in the right location, and using the tools available to catch the moment.
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You certainly captured the moment! The right tools and knowing how to set up does increase your opportunities, to be sure! That’s a really good tip! 🙂 Marsha 🙂
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