Much to the Folks absolute delight, Katie decided to hang around.
Katie's bedroom window was left open so she could come and go as she pleased. She spent When spring came, Katie "moved" back in the house and it was hers, ALL hers ! No stupid brothers to get in the way !
most of the first Winter up in that big oak "sleepin" tree in our backyard. Female raccoons
are known to stay within half mile of their "birthin" den if at all possible.
Things settled down a bit and to the Folks relief, there were no orphaned raccoon babies that spring. We say relief cause when the Folks get babies, that means some poor Mamma has been killed or someone has "snatched" some Mamma's babies from her den. This is absolutely devastating to a Mamma Raccoon. Raccoons form a bond with their young as strong, if not stronger, than you "skin people" so we know if you are looking at a raccoon web site, you must actually LIKE us and would NEVER EVER be a part of taking ANY wild animal from it's Mom ! Back to our story, Katie came and went all summer. Mostly staying cause that air conditioned house felt soooo gooood !
When Fall came, Katie started staying outside more. She spent her second Winter up in that neat old oak tree and when Spring came, she started moving further and further from the house. She was looking for a boyfriend. Not a lot of luck tho cause her bodyguard, Fred, stayed underneath almost every tree Katie was in.
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