Raccoon Pole Dancer - Wildlife in the Bird Yard
by Carol Senske
Title
Raccoon Pole Dancer - Wildlife in the Bird Yard
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Carol Senske
Medium
Photograph - Photograph
Description
This is the resident raccoon who arrives every afternoon to raid the bird feeders of their seed and suet. The pole holds the wire that keeps the feeders high above the ground, but it is no deterrent for her! She climbs like an acrobat.
Somehow she understand we won't hurt her, and she retreats only four or five feet if we go out the kitchen door. We do not want her tame, but they are smart animals and can figure things out - we are friendly.
This picture was taken this afternoon, June 20, 2018, in Green Lane, Pennsylvania,USA. I used the Canon T5i and a Tamron lens - macro 90 mm - ISO 400, exposure 1/30 sec at f/9.0 - handheld.
Raccoons are easily as inventive and determined as Gray Squirrels only much bigger.
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June 20th, 2018
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Comments (26)
Brian Tada
Carol, what a beautiful portrait of this adorable raccoon! Superb clarity, lighting and composition! F/L
Carol Senske replied:
You are so very kind, Brian - thank you. May you and all your loved ones have a blessed and joyful Christmas!
Bunny Clarke
What a darling capture. Love t his.
Carol Senske replied:
We grew fond of her in spite of the frustration and expense of her gobbling down so much bird food. Thanks, Bunny.
Alla Savinkov
Awesome capture! Love it! L/F
Carol Senske replied:
She was so smart - we loved watching her. Thank you for visiting and browsing a bit - so appreciated!
Lucinda Walter
This is so fun. Love this. Great photo with wonderful details and title. Perfect l/f
Carol Senske replied:
LOL - We keep the warring factions separated! Thank you for coming by and commenting.
Linda Lees
Aww, she's gorgeous! Lovely shot Carol. How lovely to have this beautiful creature visit your yard. L/F
Carol Senske replied:
We love all our wild critters. Te raccoons are like giant, nocturnal squirrels - constantly after the bird seed and suet and very clever int the doing! LOL. Thanks, Linda.
Laurie Search
This is just tooooo adorable, Mother Nature!!!! What a perfect pose and composition!! I love it!!! :)))vf
Carol Senske replied:
F/L . Hi, Laurie! So nice to have you come by for a visit - hope summer is treating you well:>) Thank you so much for liking our wonderful raccoon entertainer! She's fun to watch, very smart, and we let her think she's stealing a bit of food here and there - LOL.
Doris Potter
Great portrait of a lovely creature Mother Nature. I think your title is brilliant too!
Joyce Dickens
LOL, Oh my goodness Carol he is wonderful, but such a thief!!! I have a resident red squirrel that does that exact same thing - love this!!! :-)))
Carol Senske replied:
They are such a headache but so lovable! We've been in something of a heat wave, so she's been coming at night and very early morning. Enjoy your little squirrel:>) Thank you for visiting and browsing around!
Mitch Shindelbower
Beautiful catch ! l/f
Carol Senske replied:
Thanks, Mitch:>) We get such fun out of watching her as she plans and carries out her stealthy attackes on the feeders - LOL.
Kay Novy
Very cute! And the title gave me a good laugh! L.F.
Carol Senske replied:
Hi, Kay. She is adorable and we love having her around. Pretty smart cookie, too. If I take the pole away, she climbs the tree the feeder cable is attached to, then she goes paw-over-paw, upside down, out to the feeder. She will not be deterred. WhenI go out and she climbs down to walk a little bit away, she'll go over to the bird bath and pretend to drink while eyeing me up.
Hanne Lore Koehler
Fantastic capture, Carol! Amazing detail and composition! Congratulations on your Wisconsin Flowers And Scenery feature! L/F
Carol Senske replied:
Isn't she adorable! It's hard not to make overtures toward her and make her a "friend", but this would do her no favors. We enjoy her as the wild creature she is:>)
Randy Rosenberger
Congratulations for having this great piece of artwork chosen to be featured in our Wisconsin Flowers and Scenery group. I am proud to be able to support and promote all artists within our group. I very much enjoyed viewing the masterfully done piece from you portfolio to show off to all other artists and to attract perspective buyers. Thanks for sharing your beautiful artwork with all FAA members. Well worthy of this recognition.
Beverly Guilliams
Wonderful Capture................v./f./tweet
Carol Senske replied:
Many, many thanks for your lovely comment and all the support - much appreciated!