Wildlife Invasion!

[thewayne]

When I was driving home last night, I stopped to take some digital pictures of the full moon. My new 28-300mm zoom works on my digital, so I took many shots at the maximum focal length. Tonight I was going to do more of the same, only with my 400mm lens, so after I got home from my photography class, I mounted the zoom on my digital and opened the front door.

This is what I saw. (sorry for the load times if you're not on broadband)







Sorry for the bad focus. We were literally about three feet apart, and digitals don't focus well in low light. I was lowering the camera as far as I could to get them in frame. I only got four decent shots before they ran away.

I have this strange image of the three of them standing on each other's shoulders to ring the door bell then run away. The fact that we don't have a door bell is utterly besides the point.

I know deborak will be amused.

Comments

[slashophile.livejournal.com]

omghowcute!

[thewayne.livejournal.com]

They really were cute and pretty, reminded me of large siamese cats. But I also know the possibility of getting nastiness if they were to bite you!

awww ...

[paulmc.livejournal.com]

They're so dang cute.

And yes, I bet they were going for your doorbell.

[deborak]

Love it! Still no raccoons in my yard. Just possums and deer.

[magic-rat.livejournal.com]

So ... where was the turtle and the resurrected squirrel? :-)

[thewayne.livejournal.com]

I hadn't been drinking enough to see triple. ;-)

[magic-rat.livejournal.com]

Well, I'd say that you were drinking enough to see triple (three raccoons) but not enough that you started seeing cartoon animals. :-)

[slashophile.livejournal.com]

Oh yeah go and take the cute out of 'em. Meanie. ;p

They're cute

[cteare.livejournal.com]

I've never really seen wild racoons, but they've invaded our yard before. They decided to eat some rather expensive snails out of our pond. I hope they enjoyed the escargot

Awwww

[krzykat.livejournal.com]

they are so cute. And it looks like they were posing just for you!

Re: Awwww

[thewayne.livejournal.com]

I was so absolutely stunned that they didn't bolt as soon as I opened the door! I've been keeping an eye out for them, but I'm not silly enough to feed them. ;-)