Living with raccoons VI

Raccoons caught after evening romp through Oklahoma Capitol

Living with raccoons V

Raccoons Terrorize Harlem Block, Breaking Into Homes and Even Eating Pets

Living with racoons IV

Obese Raccoons Fight To Conquer A Bronx Chinese Restaurant 

Living with raccoons III

A raccoon tries to sneak into Giants-Eagles game

Living with raccoons II (this is right in my "backyard!")

Rabid Raccoons Continue to Invade Central Park, Eight More Found in Two Weeks

Living with wild turkeys

I've posted about humans sharing their habitats with bears, moose, raccoons, coyotes and mountain lions. Now it's wild turkeys: Wild Turkeys Show Up in Detroit Suburb.

I had one once fly across the road in front of me as I drove through some woods in western Massachusetts. They are big.

Come to think of it, there's at least one that's been seen at various spots on the west side of Manhattan for years--mostly Battery Park. One was seen in the West Village a few days ago.

Living with...raccoons

I've posted many links to articles about bears invading human habitats. I even posted one about a moose. Now we have: Raccoons Invade California Enclave.

I actually saw a raccoon in front of my apartment building here in Manhattan last year. Once it was in the tiny garden we have, and a day or two later it was up in a tree across the street. It must have come from Central Park--I have seen a couple of them there. I wonder how it managed to get across Fifth Avenue. Well, I suppose it could have waited for the light to change.