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April 29, 2016: Susan and friends come for breakfast - then interrupted by an intruder

Arrival

Susan's Arrival and a Surprise

Susan appeared just after I arrived - pretty good timing. How does she know I've arrived. Anyway - after she arrived two brothers arrived and they were enjoying a quite and peaceful breakfast, sharing with each other. Then they snapped to high alert and then raced to the nearest tree. A 4th raccoon arrived - either Grumpy, the brother, or Bebe, the mom. The next video collage shows both the tentative behavior of two of the kids, climbing down from a tree and her hyper-aggressive hissing, growling and chasing away.

Posted by Frank Starmer on Friday, April 29, 2016

Three hungry raccoons

apr 29 1172 three hungry raccoons

On Alert while eating - then retreating to the nearest tree

Kids transition from eating to high alert status

Enjoying breakfast until something disturbed them (0:16) and they make a hasty retreat to the nearest trees (the last escaping at 0:40). A 4th raccoon arrives (from the upper left) at 0:58 and makes some grunting and growling noises and starts eating breakfast.

Posted by Frank Starmer on Friday, April 29, 2016

Descending from a tree

apr 29 1186 descending from tree

Continued descent

apr 29 1190 descending from tree

ALmost to the ground

apr 29 1193 descending from tree

Intruder eating

apr 29 1198 4th eating

Intruder on the alert - senses one of the kids approaching

apr 29 1210 4th alert

Intruder looking for the "intruder"

apr 29 1213 4th alert

Susan slowly approaches and is chased away by Grumpy

apr 29 1218 kid approaches

Aggressive behavior from the Intruder

Unusual Hyper-aggressive table manners

This shows Grumpy's attitude towards the other kids as they approach "Their" breakfast - They were first. At 0:20, the newcomer goes on high alert and at 0:50 one of the kids approaches from the left. At 1:00 the newcomer starts hissing and growling and at 1:30 chasing one of the kids away. I've not seen this sort of aggressive behavior - and clearly "fear" of the 3 others.

Posted by Frank Starmer on Friday, April 29, 2016

On alert

apr 29 1234 4th alert

Drinking

apr 29 1237 4th drinking

On alert again

apr 29 1248 4th alert

Reaching for breakfast

apr 29 1256 4th reaching

Walking back to the parking lot - there was a Great Blue Heron

apr 29 1271 great blue heron

Great blue heron

apr 29 1274 great blue heron

Great blue heron

apr 29 1282 great blue heron

Great blue heron takeoff

apr 29 8715 blue heron takeoff

Great blue heron takeoff

apr 29 8716 blue heron takeoff

Two ducks and a Roseate Spoonbill

apr 29 8806 two ducks roseate spoonbill

Two ducks and a Roseate Spoonbill

apr 29 8838 two ducks roseate spoonbill

apr 29 8839 three ducks roseate spoonbill takeoff

Takeoff

apr 29 8840 three ducks roseate spoonbill flying

Three ducks and Roseate spoonbill flying

apr 29 8843 three ducks roseate spoonbill flying

Three ducks and Roseate spoonbill flying

apr 29 8845 near collision

near collision - Duck and Roseate Spoonbill

apr 29 8846 near collision

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