We arrived home from our Chicago trip late last evening, after several train delays. We did however help apprehend two notorious masked bandits before we left. It seems the two “crooks” in the top photo were stealing food from several mothers and there little ones (bottom photo.)
My daughters neighbors have several bird feeders, in their back yard, and love to watch the geese, ducks, and other feathered friends. It seems the raccoons couldn’t pass on a free meal, and were disturbing the peaceful backyard picnic! About two weeks ago Bob (the neighbor) live trapped a big female raccoon, and released her about a mile away. He soon caught her again, and this time took her about 10 miles away. Bob was thinking there were little ones involved, but the “baited” trap had set empty for about two weeks.
The day before we were to come home we were sitting on Meghan’s patio watching the ducks and geese as they came in for breakfast. Surprisingly they all “spooked” and flew, or ran, out of the area. I starting looking around for what was making them nervous, and saw movement in the live trap, set by the back porch. The two young varmints had finally succumbed to their basic instincts-food! Bob and his wife were called, and he was going to take the two desperadoes to the same area he released their mother in.
The neighborhood is now safe, and the anxious mothers and there young ones, can now eat in peace. It just goes to show you; crime doesn’t pay!
Coons are tough – they’ve just about cleaned our pond dry of fish…I just wouldn’t ever think they could do that, but sure enough. Glad you got the pesky buggers!
Glad to see that the whole bandit family is back together in their proper place.