Friends

These two friends were out in the daylight.  One had a hurt back leg.  I think the other one was keeping it company.

Hatteras Island, NC

Sneaky

Our bird feeder has been under attack.  My husband has been trying to out-clever a clever racoon, with not much luck.  First he lengthened the support.  That lasted a few months.  Then he added long nails sticking out of the support.  That worked for a while too.

Then he added a plexiglass disk.

Now he has a camera and infrared light to see how his nemesis is getting to the feeder.

Turns out, it's really impossible to out-trick the trickster.

He'll figure out a way around anything.

The final ploy?  Put hot sauce on the seeds.  One taste and the racoon ran away.  He hasn't been seen since.