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  • Two Male Opossums territory Bites

    Two Male Opossums territory Bites

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    We were sitting on the porch when we saw a raccoon and a possum meetup near the waterbowl. When we zoomed in, we saw that there were also two male opossums getting ready to fight or test the boundaries of who was the territorial male. We started clapping to break them apart. The one on…

  • Wet Possum and Raccoon Grab A Drink

    Wet Possum and Raccoon Grab A Drink

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    Possums and raccoons are around each other all the time. The raccoons don’t seem to mind but the possums generally don’t like all the raccoon drama :). We had a rainstorm that day, so maybe the opossum hadn’t dried off yet or perhaps he/she spent a little time in the marsh. Charleston SC March 2025

  • 2 Raccoons Playing & Flirting

    2 Raccoons Playing & Flirting

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    These two raccoons hang out together all the time. One gets over stimulated sometimes and shakes his head but there is nothing wrong with him. There are two different camera views of the same interaction. One with our zoomable camera and one with the stationary water bowl camera that is covered in palm boots. Charleston,…

  • Mama Possum with cute opossum stalker

    Mama Possum with cute opossum stalker

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    Mama possum (technically Opossum) is North America’s only marsupial. Marsupials are mammals like humans, but the females have a specialized pouch to house, nurse, and raise their babies. Possums are generally solitary but this guy has been hanging with mama for a while, so maybe he’s the dad. It’s mating season and male possums are…

  • Brown Thrasher Bath Standoff with Blue Jays

    Brown Thrasher Bath Standoff with Blue Jays

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    Brown Thrashers are fairly secretive birds with long bodies, legs, and tails. They have a red brown plumage with white underparts that are heavily streaked. Brown thrashers have two black and white wingbars and are in the same family as mockingbirds and catbirds. Blue Jays love a good standoff and it looks like brown thrashers…

  • Thirsty Marsh Raccoon On Day Bender

    Thirsty Marsh Raccoon On Day Bender

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    This marsh raccoon is on a bender and late in heading home. Seeing raccoons in the day does not mean they are sick. Spring is a time of mating and territorial disputes and summer is a time of feeding kits. Seeing a raccoon in the day usually means it’s hungry or taking advantage of an…

  • Pluff Mud Raccoon Cleaning Eyes

    Pluff Mud Raccoon Cleaning Eyes

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    This dirty pluff mud raccoon comes out of the marsh for a sip of fresh water. S/he ends up dirtying up the water bowl (as usual), plays with a small rock, and rubs it eyes. It then takes off back to the marsh. Charleston SC Feb 2025

  • Raccoon breaks through ice to get water

    Raccoon breaks through ice to get water

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    Raccoons and other animals are still thirsty when it’s cold. If you can’t keep ice out of your waterbowl at night, maybe put out fresh water in a different bowl in the morning that’s not frozen. Charleston SC 1/21/25

  • 3 Raccoons Raccooning in Water

    3 Raccoons Raccooning in Water

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    There were 4 raccoon kits born in summer 2024. Not sure if one of these is the mama, but 3 of 5 raccoons are still around. I like to thing that two moved on to new homes of their own in the neighborhood. The waterbowl always brings them around. This is a big wide bird…