Tag: Waterbowl
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Eastern Red Fox and Three Raccoons at Waterbowl
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in MammalsOur 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…
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Little Mama Possum (Opossum) Grooms A Joey In Pouch
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in MammalsWe 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…
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Raccoon With Huge Mussel On Foot
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in MammalsThis 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…
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Mama Opossum Has Babies in Pouch
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in MammalsSo 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…
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Red Fox Pops Out of Marsh In The Day
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in MammalsThis 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…
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Juvenile Yellow Crowned Night Heron Practices Crabbing
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in BirdsThese juvenile yellow crowned night herons spends a lot of time on our dock and are just now starting to drink fresh water out of our dock water bowl after watching the elder yellow crowned night herons. S/he is also learning how to crab / hunt / forage and picks at a regurgitated pellet (undigested…
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Raccoon Twin Kits Zoomies, Playing, Harassing Mama
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in MammalsThese two raccoon kits got some serious zoomies. The duo / twins are jumping around and trying to play with mama raccoon and each other. We are lucky enough to see this raccoon family nearly every night. July 2025, Charleston SC
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OPossum Eating With Raccoon and 3 Kits
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in MammalsThis mama raccoon and opossum are eating together peacefully before her 3 raccoon kits come up sniffing around the possum. Mama raccoon is cool as a cucumber and knows that the possum is enjoying some nuts left in the pecan shells that they are sharing. This is next to a waterbowl, there are pecans shells…
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First 3 Raccoon Kits / Cubs / Babies 2025
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in MammalsThis is the first litter of raccoon babies for our property in June of 2025 in Charleston SC. These kits are at least 8 weeks old as that is when they start moving around with mama. It will be fun to watch them grow this summer and fall. They should stick around with mama for…