In the 34 years I've lived in this province I have met more raccoons than I can remember. They always seem to find me.
We have families that come and go over the years but this year we are down to one young one and is he smart.
The first time I met him I watering along the fence line. He came trudging by about a foot and half from me, head down like he was tired after a long day's work. He spotted me, looked over and just kept walking along.
I was surprized he was so unafraid of me.
A couple days later early afternoon I went out to put something in my garbage can and there he was. Not bothered by me at all. I yelled for him to go, waved my arms to shoo him out of my yard. He looked at me like I was crazy and sauntered away.
They're not usually that unafraid and not usually out in the daytime but someone forgot to tell this guy.
A couple days later my son was in his room. His patio door was open as it was quite hot out and his cat had just been in and out eating. My son heard a noise thinking the cat was back in but when he turned around there was the raccoon.
He was quick enough to think of his phone and got this video. That's the cat's Temptations treats. He's doing thing in a room with two people watching him.
