I recall sometime ago that there was a discussion about the various critters we come across right here in our fine city. I live on 24th Ave Se and until today the most "out of place" thing I'd ever seen was a pair of deer crossing my street. It was a drought year and my guess is they'd wandered up the railroad tracks looking for food.
I topped that today, however. Unfortunately, since what I saw was roadkill it doesn't really quallify as wild"life", but it was something I didn't expect in an urban environment. At first glance, I thought it was one of the many roadkill squirrels I've seen (some of them may well have been named Bill). I didn't pay close attention, but out of the corner of my eye I realized something was unusual.
A tuft of white in the tail? A darkerr color than most gray squirrels?
Sure enough, said roadkill was a skunk. Right on the sight of the road of 24th Ave SE (not far off Como).
Niow, if that doesn't add to the potential of an urban environment I don't know what does...
Neighbors have told me that we used to have Wild Turkeys running around, but I never saw them and rumor has it that (unfortunately) animal control has since carted them off.
A skunk, though... It must not have had a chance to defend itself from the approaching vehicile that killed it, however, or I'm sure I would've, ahh, noticed it before.
Jim McGuire Como
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