10,000 Birds

MAY 20, 2011

Fortunately, a pair of fellow Queens birders who will be known to those who read my posts about going to Ecuador, Karlo and Alison Mirth, witnessed a Tufted Titmouse taking hair from a Raccoon in Forest Park, Queens, recently and Alison got some pictures that she agreed to let me share here on 10,000 Birds. … a.

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Reddit Animals

AUGUST 20, 2023

Our cat, "Milo", is an indoor/outdoor cat, who was also somewhat raised with an opossum ("Tino"). I heard what was like a raccoon fight about four weeks ago, during a heavy rainstorm. So, tonight, "Milo" takes off again, and a short time later I hear what sounds like a raccoon fight.

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10,000 Birds

APRIL 18, 2021

Jan Turner took in a raccoon cub delivered by a well-meaning couple determined to get it where it needed to go. The prize for presentation goes to the folks who delivered this very small opossum to Michelle Wellard in Philadelphia. “A pinky mouse…a day or two old… in a dishwasher box,” wrote Cindy Sobels Sniecinski in Michigan.

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10,000 Birds

JULY 17, 2011

Eastern flyway breeding populations appear to be maxing out their available habitat, and are subject to abundant natural limitations such as ground predation by coyotes, foxes, raccoons and opossums. The handful of pairs that are attempting to nest in Ohio appear to winter in Tennessee. What if they’re shot?

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4 The Love Of Animals

JANUARY 31, 2012

Erubbermaids “Roughneck” homes create the perfect winter sanctuary for feral cats Opossums, raccoons and skunks. Other animals, like opossums, are more used to the cold but will take advantage of the spiffy new digs as well. If you’re looking for an inexpensive way to help the furry friends in your backyard, this is it.

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10,000 Birds

AUGUST 9, 2013

I wish people would start appreciating the misunderstood animals out there, like snakes and opossums,” wrote Elissa in New York. I’d like a hit squad to visit the people who call me in the middle of dinner or at 3 AM to tell me they have a baby raccoon they found two weeks ago,” wrote Kathy in Indiana. Change in Attitude. “I

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Animal Person

JULY 7, 2009

I don't know if she was being sarcastic, but in my town I see dead armadillos, opossums, raccoons, all manner of turtles, and squirrels dead in the middle of the road frequently. I tweeted about a similar incident about a month ago and someone replied that she was glad there was someone fighting for the safe-dining rights of hawks.

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