They're back! And they're much bigger! And they're really noisy!

This evening around 7 pm (it was dark here in Maine) we heard this very strange sound outside like an animal in distress and were immediately concerned about our kitty gang. Well, one was curled up on the bed but the other one was outside somewhere. So we collected the flashlights and ventured outside, carefully shutting the black cat in the bedroom.

Outside around the corner of the house were at least 3 large raccoons having a spat with each other, and then scuttled around the house as we approached, no cat in sight. Two of the raccoons climbed a nearby tree, ignoring us and continuing their spat with each other or maybe it was LOVE! Who knows?

We eventually called our cat in from the neighbor's yard and our whole gang is now locked in for the night.

Is this the time of years that raccoons settle accounts? Or is it mating season? Or were they just being raccoons?

Cheerily,
Charley Noble