What's That Shadow?

Category: Mammals

  • Eastern Red Fox and Three Raccoons at Waterbowl

    Eastern Red Fox and Three Raccoons at Waterbowl

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    Our resident eastern red fox grabs a quick drink and then 3 raccoons visit right after him. The second raccoon we named “Bull dog Tuft Ear” for his stocky appearance and a tuft of fur on his right ear. BDTE also had a pretty serious injury to his front left paw but it has healed…

  • Raccoon In Marsh Pluff Mud Eating Shellfish

    Raccoon In Marsh Pluff Mud Eating Shellfish

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    I recently posted a video of a raccoon with a huge mussel shellfish stuck to it’s back toes. A marsh raccoon encounters all the things that don’t want to be eaten or stepped on by accident. This raccoon is filling it’s tummy with seafood delight 🙂 Charleston SC Feb 2026

  • Little Mama Possum (Opossum) Grooms A Joey In Pouch

    Little Mama Possum (Opossum) Grooms A Joey In Pouch

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    We have two mama opossums with babies in pouch coming to our yard at night. The previous video was of Big Mama. She has all black ears and is much bigger. This video is of Little Mama. She is much younger with white tips still on the ears and is also much smaller. Charleston SC…

  • Raccoon With Huge Mussel On Foot

    Raccoon With Huge Mussel On Foot

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    This raccoon comes up from the marsh and looks normal. Then we see a HUGE mussel (shell fish) attached to his/her foot. The raccoon will likely lose a toe or two but should ultimately be ok. There are a lot of raccoons in the yard missing multiple toes and now we know one of the…

  • Mama Opossum Has Babies in Pouch

    Mama Opossum Has Babies in Pouch

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    So excited to finally see a mama opossum with babies (called joeys) visible in her pouch! She stops by one waterbowl for a long drink and grooms her pouch and a couple babies and then moves over to a different waterbowl where she has a nondescript interaction with a raccoon. Raccoons and possums generally get…

  • Raccoon Kits Taking Cover in Pecan Tree

    Raccoon Kits Taking Cover in Pecan Tree

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    These raccoon kit siblings get startled by UPS delivery and a person walking their dog. 3 raccoons scatter up the tree and one goes under the stairs. They come back down and continue foraging. These raccoons are from a litter from a raccoon mama that we named Popette after an eye injury. Luckily her eye…

  • Red Fox Pops Out of Marsh In The Day

    Red Fox Pops Out of Marsh In The Day

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    This male red fox has been showing up in our front yard as seen by our infrared camera. Sometimes there is a kit. Foxes love the pecans that fall from the trees as well as the moles. We’ve never got to see the foxes in the daylight until now. It was a really high tide…

  • Raccoon Kits In Palm Tree Hanging Out

    Raccoon Kits In Palm Tree Hanging Out

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    This raccoon family has the mama and four kits. We named mama Poppette because she only had an injured eye that thankfully healed. Raccoons love the berries of the Sabal Palm tree and don’t generally cause the tree harm as they evolved with it. The “boots” are the fronds on the palm tree and come…

  • Raccoon Kit Sneaks Up On OPossum

    Raccoon Kit Sneaks Up On OPossum

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    This baby possum (opossum) was eating when a raccoon kit comes up and sniffs him and then they both freak out and run from each other. They came back seconds later tho 🙂 We had a ripe banana that we were gonna compost but ended up cutting it up and leaving for the possum. The…