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Coming back from the post office yesterday I took this picture and suddenly realised:
“Oh! They cut the corn!”
It was only that remaining row that alerted me to the fact!
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Carrots are off the shopping list.
The groundhog population has mostly dispersed and the one or two creatures that remain now ignore the carrots, opting for the much-preferred peanut.
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This day our little friend was being polite.
We think this is the one I call Number Four. She was the tiniest of this year’s babies and it seems she has inherited the burrow in front of the kitchen window.
She will probably pop out for a snack through the beginning of October.
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Today being cleaning day will be a bit disrupted so I’m just going to post a short video I took last night.
A mother skunk and baby were eating peanuts.
Their behaviour is amusing and as we watched there was a development…
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Notice how they push into each other!
Skunks are easily identifiable as they have very individual patterns.
They can create an awful stink but they are very pretty.
Note: No stink was made here!
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And yes, they can be vicious to each other.
The baby rushed off alone but was not badly hurt. Mother no doubt caught up with it but she had to stop for a drink!
(Literally.)
The skunks are so cute, such a shame about that smell! You should find some donkeys to feed the remaining carrots to. https://www.facebook.com/PeacefulValleyDonkeyRescueNNY/?locale=en_GB
Best wishes, Pete.
As they become less interested, we ease off the supply. I would love to offer a home to a donkey but it isn’t really feasible. In my ideal world I would have a ranch with all sorts and well-paid staff to care for them properly.
Thanks for the today post.
Donkeys are much under rated. They make great companions.
I hope the groundhogs have filled their tummies enough for the coming Winter … well, looking back at how they consumed the carrots, I’m sure they’ll be fine. The skunk video was very interesting – thank you for having so much patience behind the camera to show it to us!