And they may carry rabies. So be careful, and specially those that don't seem to be afraid of humans.
Gerardo Razumney On Mon, Mar 30, 2009 at 10:36 AM, Dave Axler <[email protected]> wrote: > They travel throughout the city via the storm sewer system. Same w/possums. > > On Mar 30, 2009, at 7:42 AM, Al Airone wrote: > > Any neighbors of ours (SW corner of Springfield and 47th) awakened by > fierce yowling this morning can blame it on the three raccoons that were > fighting in a tree. Two of them had the third cornered at the very end of a > high branch and seemed to be trying to force it off the end. It fought back > and since the branch was narrow, only one of the attackers could approach at > a time. Eventually, and as the sun rose, the two attackers gave up and > left. A while afterward, so did the intended victim. > > They were definitely raccoons - furry, banded tails, banded eyes. As the > light came up and with the aid of binoculars, I got a good look. I knew > there were raccoons in this area - I sincerely hope that's the entire > population, or maybe even included some intruders. Anybody have any idea > where they nest? > > > - Al Airone > > > =
