Up A Tree

[Mike McKenzie]

This mornin' I had a bunch of raccoons in the yard.. They ended up climbin' to the top of an Oak tree...
Reminded me of another time back in the days of my miss-spent youth when my best Bud and I had a couple of Coonhounds, a Black and Tan and a Bluetick. (I loved those two hounds even though "they" got us in to a ton of trouble on numerous occassions!) We used to prowl the creeks and canyons all night chasin' 'coons... Trouble came on the few times the dogs ended up treein' the critters in someone's back yard! My Dad was sometimes hard pressed to explain his kid's behavior!

Come on guys! Let's get a little higher!
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v212/stripermike/Up%20A%20Tree/IMG_0002A_zps001396b4.jpg

Is this as high as we're gonna' get??
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v212/stripermike/Up%20A%20Tree/IMG_0005A_zps46625676.jpg

Now what?
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v212/stripermike/Up%20A%20Tree/IMG_0007A_zps788841ce.jpg
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v212/stripermike/Up%20A%20Tree/IMG_0012A_zpsfc175c1e.jpg

If we wait long enough that big ugly guy with the camera will leave...
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v212/stripermike/Up%20A%20Tree/IMG_0015A_zps3f7a7a03.jpg

Well, this morning these coons survived to dig up people's lawns! (Lucky them!)

Mike

[jbird]

LOL You had those guys cornered! Hard to tell how many there are.

[Larry S]

Mike,
You and Jay have so much fun with the cameras, I'm surprised you find time to fish.
Thanks to you both for so many hours of viewing. Good karma coming your ways.
Best,
Larry S

[DLJeff]

Great shots Mike. Raccoons are sure destructive in an urban environment; cute as heck but destructive. We had one on our deck here a month or so ago and Kaiser the Wonder Dog alerted to something on the deck. By the time I opened the screen door the raccoon had already climbed the rail and jumped into the neighboring juniper. I got a flash light and we looked at each other for awhile. We never see them during the day and so far haven't seen any evidence of them. Too much free range desert with ample food for them to tear up lawns I guess.

[Mike McKenzie]

LOL You had those guys cornered! Hard to tell how many there are.

There were three of them...

Mike

[Mike McKenzie]

Great shots Mike. Raccoons are sure destructive in an urban environment; cute as heck but destructive. We had one on our deck here a month or so ago and Kaiser the Wonder Dog alerted to something on the deck. By the time I opened the screen door the raccoon had already climbed the rail and jumped into the neighboring juniper. I got a flash light and we looked at each other for awhile. We never see them during the day and so far haven't seen any evidence of them. Too much free range desert with ample food for them to tear up lawns I guess.


Hey Doug,
I'm not sure where you are thinkin' that I live... It's definitely not urban:)

My backyard (where these critters live along with the rest of us)
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v212/stripermike/Up%20A%20Tree/Backyard1_zps38e8eaa9.jpg

Up a little closer for you fisher folks.... Nice pocket water down there...
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v212/stripermike/Up%20A%20Tree/Backyard2_zpsfe0894af.jpg

Mike

[DLJeff]

Now THAT's a backyard with a view! Kind of shoots holes in my raccoon theory, huh?

[Mike McKenzie]

Now THAT's a backyard with a view!

Yeah! It also sings Ya' to sleep at night. Unless it gets like this...
After a big rain in April 2006... Pretty close to the same shot as the close up above, a little bit wider though..
River was runnin' about 14,000cfs.
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v212/stripermike/PICT0007.jpg

Mike