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At 2 am on the back screened in porch, we heard a noise, 2 feet from our heads...

Snapping turtle caught a duck by the beak. (nb see the duck post to see what happened)

Common Snapping Turtle - Chelydra serpentina
Preying on: Eastern Fox Snake - Pantherophis vulpinus
We had seen a Fox Snake basking in this area the day before. Other birders noted its likely fate.

Heavily cropped and captured on my zoom lens. Got to watch this little guy catch a fish at a farm pond in the evening

Playing dead on a walk!

Raccoon (Procyon lotor), aka Common Raccoon, North American Raccoon, and Northern Raccoon - Montrose Point Bird Sanctuary - Lincoln Park, Chicago Park District, Chicago, IL

arguing with the guinea hens over spilled sunflower seed

Exhibiting threat response to my Shetland Sheepdog on my patio. Possum eventually departed when the threat was removed.

unusual color patterns
white face, no-mask
overall color much lighter than normal, with light brown patch between shoulders

This Sleepy Boi loved the Cat food and Bolonga as bait.

semi-aquatic "swamp" possum

Loaded with engorged ticks

Missing one eye

Mating pair. Actually a love triangle, but the other male made a break for it when he saw me approaching.

with opossum

It was an Albino

There was a female raccoon living around here who had 3 sets of albino kits. She has had regular kits for the last two years.

Copulating on our driveway. Noisy!

Seen here pursuing persimmons.

Entered home through the crawlspace. Rehabilitated and relocated a few days later

Stuck in a drained fish pond.

First seen November 12, 13, 14. Ist know confirmed sighting of an opossum in this area.

On the mud flats at low tide.

Found this guy injured and hiding in the peacock pen. Holding him for a while to treat his injuries before releasing out back in the field.

Breeding pair and another suitor