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photo_mage · Jun 25, 2004, 1:47 PM

Just a couple of pics I found that I thought were kinda funny.

geoffs · Jun 25, 2004, 1:56 PM

Yep, those are pretty cute. They are also representative of how good both squirrels and racoons can be in raiding things not meant for them!

Racoons, especially, can be very destructive. I used to have racoons which regularly completely cleaned out my backyard (small manmade) pond of whatever goldfish and/or koi that I would stock it with. I'd wake up in the morning and I'd notice all the potted pond plants that used to be in the pond instead laying on their sides on the edge of the pond. Right then and there I knew that the racoons had been busy, clearing out obstructions in the pond so they could fish more easily. Darn buggers!

Normcar · Jun 25, 2004, 2:26 PM

Very cute, that racoon has a very guilty expression on his face.

photosbyvito · Jun 25, 2004, 2:30 PM

lol! those are so funny...i should've taken a picture of my bird feeder...the squirrels (that's right..i have like 5-6 that come around my yard and neighborhood) chewed a hole through the dome shaped guard that's supposed to keep them out! lol..

good stuff....i love the face on that raccoon!

Vito

geoffs · Jun 25, 2004, 2:54 PM

photosbyvito wrote:

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good stuff....i love the face on that raccoon!

You mean the look that seems to be saying, "Yeah, you caught me in the act, so what. What are you going to do about it?"

:-)

zoomn · Jun 25, 2004, 3:20 PM

Nice action shots!

Really like the first one where the tail is just sticking out.

Wonder how he got turned around in that little spot and got back out.

photosbyvito · Jun 25, 2004, 3:27 PM

haha yep.....that's the one! lol

Vito

photo_mage · Jun 26, 2004, 9:44 PM

Thanks. The squirrel actually just backed up and out of the feeder. It was kinda funny because he would go into the feeder, grab a nut, pull back out to eat it, and then push back into the feeder for more. I seem to remember a test in Britain where they set up an obstacle course for squirrels to see if they could figure out how to get to the nuts. They had to climb across a rope with obstacles, and then they had to jump over a gap of several feet, and I think they even had a maze like tunnel, and then the squirrel had to pull up a string that had the nut on the end of it. I guess if its a matter of survival, you have to be able to do just about anything to get enough food to live.

aladyforty · Jun 27, 2004, 1:58 AM

very funny, you should have posted the squirrel one in funny photos.

JamesArthurKing · Jun 27, 2004, 12:49 PM

Never in my life did I expect to see a squirrel squeezed in a tube feeder before. Hope there was no trouble getting back out.
And that racoon, well he looks like hes ready to confess all his past sins or something. Has that look of guilt.

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Jun 25, 2004, 1:47 PM	#1
photo_mage Senior Member Join Date: Sep 2002 Posts: 144	Just a couple of pics I found that I thought were kinda funny.

Jun 25, 2004, 1:56 PM	#2
geoffs Senior Member Join Date: Jun 2004 Posts: 2,025	Yep, those are pretty cute. They are also representative of how good both squirrels and racoons can be in raiding things not meant for them! Racoons, especially, can be very destructive. I used to have racoons which regularly completely cleaned out my backyard (small manmade) pond of whatever goldfish and/or koi that I would stock it with. I'd wake up in the morning and I'd notice all the potted pond plants that used to be in the pond instead laying on their sides on the edge of the pond. Right then and there I knew that the racoons had been busy, clearing out obstructions in the pond so they could fish more easily. Darn buggers!

Jun 25, 2004, 2:26 PM	#3
Normcar Senior Member Join Date: Dec 2003 Posts: 3,748	Very cute, that racoon has a very guilty expression on his face.

Jun 25, 2004, 2:30 PM	#4
photosbyvito Senior Member Join Date: Dec 2003 Posts: 5,710	lol! those are so funny...i should've taken a picture of my bird feeder...the squirrels (that's right..i have like 5-6 that come around my yard and neighborhood) chewed a hole through the dome shaped guard that's supposed to keep them out! lol.. good stuff....i love the face on that raccoon! Vito

Jun 25, 2004, 3:20 PM	#6
zoomn Senior Member Join Date: Jun 2004 Posts: 750	Nice action shots! Really like the first one where the tail is just sticking out. Wonder how he got turned around in that little spot and got back out.

Jun 25, 2004, 3:27 PM	#7
photosbyvito Senior Member Join Date: Dec 2003 Posts: 5,710	haha yep.....that's the one! lol Vito

Jun 26, 2004, 9:44 PM	#8
photo_mage Senior Member Join Date: Sep 2002 Posts: 144	Thanks. The squirrel actually just backed up and out of the feeder. It was kinda funny because he would go into the feeder, grab a nut, pull back out to eat it, and then push back into the feeder for more. I seem to remember a test in Britain where they set up an obstacle course for squirrels to see if they could figure out how to get to the nuts. They had to climb across a rope with obstacles, and then they had to jump over a gap of several feet, and I think they even had a maze like tunnel, and then the squirrel had to pull up a string that had the nut on the end of it. I guess if its a matter of survival, you have to be able to do just about anything to get enough food to live.

Jun 27, 2004, 1:58 AM	#9
aladyforty Senior Member Join Date: Jan 2004 Posts: 6,964	very funny, you should have posted the squirrel one in funny photos.

Jun 27, 2004, 12:49 PM	#10
JamesArthurKing Member Join Date: Jun 2004 Posts: 32	Never in my life did I expect to see a squirrel squeezed in a tube feeder before. Hope there was no trouble getting back out. And that racoon, well he looks like hes ready to confess all his past sins or something. Has that look of guilt.