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How do you feel about raccoons?

From the lens Raccoons in the Corn.

Raccoon

Photo Credit: See Our Pet Raccoon
on Flickr, Creative Commons.



Tell us about your experiences with raccoons.

  • milkcananime May 10, 2012 @ 2:46 am | delete
    "The family of Raccoons" Picture is soooooooooo cute! :)
  • MelonyVaughan Mar 2, 2012 @ 3:22 pm | delete
    I find that raccoons tend to be underestimated by humans. They are extremely clever creatures and are able to quickly solve problems.
  • mamabush Feb 21, 2012 @ 7:39 am | delete
    Wow, tons of great stuff here! Your intro photo is adorable! And I love the mailbox and the ideas here you have for reading about and studying raccoons. We used to have a couple that hung out with our barn cats...they actually ate the food out of the cat bowls and the cats wouldn't back off, so they shared dinner every night! I had to keep the kids out of the barn because of them. :) But they were fun to watch!
  • 9erfan Dec 12, 2011 @ 2:06 pm | delete
    I was looking at foot prints of trying to figure out what fell into my swimming pool last night and I believe it may have been a raccoon. The foot prints are to big for my small dog and to small for my big dog and none of the cats were out last night. I guess that maybe it was looking for a water source being that it has not rained much in California yet this year and leaned over and fell in fortunately for both of us it was on the steps so it only got a very cold experience and was able to get out as the pool deck had a large wet spot on it. I guess I will have to be careful when I let the dogs out at night as it seems to have very long claws. Huh!! any ideas on how I can discourage it from being comfortable in my backyard? I don't want it to think this is a great place to hang out.
  • cffutah Oct 25, 2011 @ 8:37 pm | delete
    I'm a animal lover at heart too, no raccoons stories but sure loved the read on your lens tonight, 'thumbs up' from me.
  • Mr-Big Oct 23, 2011 @ 7:18 pm | delete
    how do i feel about raccoons? hate em. we wanted to grow like 2 stalks of corn,
    next day-BANG! they ate it.
  • COUNTRYLUTHIER Sep 25, 2011 @ 11:27 pm | delete
    Nice lens about the Bandit AKA Raccoon. Well done. Incredibly informative lens. BZ!
  • pd6914 Sep 12, 2011 @ 12:45 pm | delete
    I lost a lot of my corn due to raccoons. I bet they look very healthy just like the photo "See our pet raccoon" above... Fun lens!
  • Papier Aug 18, 2011 @ 11:45 pm | delete
    This is such an excellent learning session. I once saw raccoons in the city, but can't remember seeing them in all the years I lived in rural areas.
  • RecipePublishing Aug 4, 2011 @ 5:01 am | delete
    This was such a sweet lens.
  • cstoll Jul 21, 2011 @ 11:56 am | delete
    Your lenses are really a pleasure to read - always "punny" and informative. Raccoons are commonplace where I live; it is not surprising to see them crossing the street at dusk.
  • GrandMemories Jul 21, 2011 @ 6:44 am | delete
    What an incredible amount of information on these extremely intelligent and mischievous animals! They are always finding ways to rob my bird feeders! :)
  • JoshK47 Jul 12, 2011 @ 8:20 am | delete
    Great work on this lens - raccoons are such interesting animals. And cute, to boot. :)
  • awelldressedbullet Jul 2, 2011 @ 6:45 pm | delete
    I love their little masks, but they sure are "cheeky"
  • phoenix-arizona-friends Jul 1, 2011 @ 2:15 pm | delete
    What an interesting animal.
  • ForestBear Jun 30, 2011 @ 6:22 am | delete
    lovely lens, full of life and ideas. Thank you
  • darciefrench Jun 22, 2011 @ 10:43 pm | delete
    What a fun page - so much to learn about raccoons and so much fun learning! Awesome job, many thanks -:)
  • Selbst Jun 2, 2011 @ 11:04 am | delete
    Thanks for this great detailed lens. For sure this lens earned a purple star! :)
  • TeamSTM May 13, 2011 @ 11:49 am | delete
    Raccoons are very Cool and Strong, most Cats know not to mess with them; unfortunately most dogs have to findout the Hard way.
  • sushilkin Apr 21, 2011 @ 11:03 am | delete
    Such a nice lens. Thanks for Sharing !!
  • RetroMom Apr 15, 2011 @ 8:40 am | delete
    Congrats on the Purple Star and way too cute that you put the star with the raccoon.
  • ShirleySunshine Mar 22, 2011 @ 12:01 pm | delete
    What a great lens, so much to see and learn, I adore these cute little creatures, but sadly we don't have them here in England, not wild anyway. Thank you for all the hard work that went into putting this Lens together, well worth the effort!
  • guardianstar77 Feb 15, 2011 @ 1:28 pm | delete
    I think raccoons are one of the most delightful animals to see in nature as well as photos and drawings.Unfortunately, if you see one in your yard, you may be in for some troublesome times. Children, of course, she be taught to never approach a raccoon! Such an impressive array of resources you have presented. The children in your world must consider you a saint!
  • Brick_House_Fabrics Jan 16, 2011 @ 2:42 pm | delete
    They are cute, but I treat them cautiously!
  • raphaelo Jan 6, 2011 @ 6:51 am | delete
    I'm one of animals lovers that why I also love raccoons. It's so enjoyable here. Great lense as well .. dear Evelyn :)
  • Cari_Kay Dec 16, 2010 @ 6:35 pm | delete
    Rascal was one of my favorite books when I was young. My son now loves it as well. Wonderful lens! So creative.
  • CreativeArtist Dec 1, 2010 @ 1:18 pm | delete
    Raccoons in the corn reminded me of the birds in our yellow cheery tree, when we had one. They always enjoyed the harvest before any humans had a chance. : )
  • LizMac60 Dec 1, 2010 @ 10:54 am | delete
    There seems to be no end to your industriousness and talent.
  • rasudesign Nov 11, 2010 @ 9:12 pm | delete
    The only experience I with raccoons is with city coons - they're big and mean! Love this unit study though! Very fun and educational! Blessed by an angel and added to my angel lens :)
  • rasudesign Nov 11, 2010 @ 9:12 pm | delete
    The only experience I with raccoons is with city coons - they're big and mean! Love this unit study though! Very fun and educational! Blessed by an angel and added to my angel lens :)
  • livingfrontiers Oct 26, 2010 @ 11:57 am | delete
    Great and Fun Lens! I can feel your passion with these great animals. They are everywhere in our world, and in Minneapolis they get really big! I had a friend who found a stray baby raccoon when hunting, and she followed him to his truck. They are not good pets, but if you have a kind soul, you can raise them until they won't need you.
  • karanta Oct 2, 2010 @ 6:12 pm | delete
    Wonderful lens :) I love the little Raccoon in the "Corn Field Art"
  • WeddingZazzle Sep 30, 2010 @ 5:22 am | delete
    Blessed by a SquidAngel :)
  • mbgphoto Sep 24, 2010 @ 8:54 pm | delete
    excellent ideas. blessed by a squidangel
  • CastleRoy Sep 17, 2010 @ 12:30 am | delete
    I remember a number of times the raccoons got into our garage which was a family room breezeway and was eating the from the pet food bin or in the kitchen eating from the pet bowls they are so sneaky lol but so skidish most time they would run off when we headed for them they would run from our dog and sadly be shaking up top a tree I think they are adorable so cute but a wild animal so much information I love your lenses you make teaching and learning wonderful.
  • ThomasC Aug 19, 2010 @ 3:51 am | delete
    Great lens!
  • lasertek Aug 17, 2010 @ 10:12 pm | delete
    I enjoyed this lens very much! There is so much to learn bout raccoons.
  • paperfacets Aug 6, 2010 @ 2:09 pm | delete
    Fantastic lens in every way. Amazing animals.
  • partybuzz Jun 12, 2010 @ 12:17 pm | delete
    We live in the woods, and the racoons can find all kinds of ingenius ways to get into the garbage cans. I don't care what we do, they still find a way in. I still love them though. :)
  • WeddingZazzle Apr 14, 2010 @ 3:46 pm | delete
    Excellent lens. Blessed by a SquidAngel :)
  • eclecticeducation Mar 28, 2010 @ 12:44 am | delete
    Great lens!!! This unit could keep kids busy for a very long time. Blessed by an Angel.
  • vallain Dec 26, 2009 @ 3:23 pm | delete
    What a wonderfully informative raccoon lens. Librarians planning storytimes could get lots of ideas here.
    My mom had a pet badger back in the 1930s. I've put info about it here: www.squidoo.com/petbadger
  • Evelyn_Saenz Jan 7, 2010 @ 7:15 am | delete
    Thank you for visiting the raccoons in the corn. Your mother's story sounds like a wonderful story to read aloud.
  • palaceofglass Nov 24, 2009 @ 2:53 am | delete
    Great lens, very informative. 5 stars from me.
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  • LearningIsFun Nov 11, 2009 @ 9:36 am | delete
    I've always wanted to see a Raccoon; maybe we will when we next visit the States. Wow another great lens.
  • Sylvestermouse Oct 3, 2009 @ 10:28 pm | delete
    Wow! What a great lens! You know I love all animals and the raccoon is actually one of my favorites. The book featured above, "The Kissing Hand", is a sweet little book and I love that mailbox.
  • ronpass Oct 1, 2009 @ 1:26 pm | delete
    Evelyn, what a superbly ppresented lens and very informative - congrats on the Purple Star - very well deserved.
  • stargazer00 Sep 29, 2009 @ 9:20 pm | delete
    Congrats on the pretty purple star. Love the adorable raccoon holding the star.
  • The_Health_Lady Sep 29, 2009 @ 7:59 pm | delete
    Congratulations on your purple star - this is a great lens!
  • skiesgreen Sep 28, 2009 @ 11:46 pm | delete
    Wow, what a great lens. Congratulations on the purple star although I can't see it. Its worth framing anyway. Simply astounding work. 5* and fav,
  • ChapelHillFiddler Sep 27, 2009 @ 8:25 am | delete
    Well, they are cute and ingenious but they killed all eight of my chickens when I was out of state last year and the battery in my chicken door opener failed! They come up on my back porch every night to see if I've left the chicken food out by accident! They gnaw holes in my deer fence! They are way, way too smart. Great lens.
  • Evelyn_Saenz Sep 27, 2009 @ 6:21 am | delete
    Thank you all for your Purple Star greetings. The raccoon is very proud of this accomplishment.
  • pkmcr Sep 27, 2009 @ 3:28 am | delete
    Congratulations on a well deserved Purple Star!

    Take care

    Paul
  • whitemoss Sep 27, 2009 @ 2:25 am | delete
    I don't think we have racoons over in the UK. Some visitors told me they had seen one, bit it was a badger!
    This lens is amazing!
  • Ramkitten Sep 27, 2009 @ 12:47 am | delete
    Way to go on that purple star! I can certainly see why this lens got it. Wonderful!
  • WindyWinters Sep 25, 2009 @ 4:08 pm | delete
    Congrats on your Purple Star! I really enjoy learning more about raccoons! :)
  • OhMe Sep 17, 2009 @ 5:17 am | delete
    This is another great lens for teaching. We actually don't care much for Raccoons around here as they can be so destructive but you have found an excellent use for them.
  • tanya86 Sep 7, 2009 @ 7:19 am | delete
    I love racoons! They're so cute!
  • hlkljgk Aug 12, 2009 @ 2:36 pm | delete
    great lessons! (one of your flickr pics is unavailable...)
  • Evelyn_Saenz Aug 7, 2009 @ 5:43 am | in reply to KimGiancaterino | delete
    Thank you so much for the SquidAngel Blessing!
  • KimGiancaterino Jul 27, 2009 @ 5:22 pm | delete
    You've been blessed by a Squid Angel, and this lens was included in Another Day of One Hundred Squid Angel Blessings.
  • ElizabethJeanAllen May 19, 2009 @ 8:22 pm | delete
    Hi,
    My name is Elizabeth Jean Allen and I am the new group leader for the Nature and the Outdoors Group.
    Lizzy
  • tandemonimom Apr 9, 2009 @ 10:03 pm | delete
    Excellent, as usual! 5* and this lens is now a Featured Lens on the newly revamped Homeschooling Group (under new management)!
  • motorpurrr Mar 13, 2009 @ 3:35 pm | delete
    What a fantastic lens. I didn't know raccons like corn. We have some that come up everynight and eat the left over cat food. We all go to the window and watch. Neat how the corn and beans sprout differently. Thanx This is my favorite of favorites now.
  • kellywissink Jan 30, 2009 @ 5:54 am | delete
    5 Stars!

    Welcome to the Homeschool School Support Group.
  • dustytoes Jan 19, 2009 @ 12:26 pm | delete
    I sure think you have included every possible thing that has to do with Raccoons here! I remember reading a cool Raccoon book with one of my sons when he was young, but can't remember which one! Nice work ...lots of cool things included for kids!
  • rydigga Jan 5, 2009 @ 9:10 pm | delete
    What a comprehensive lens, very nice work!
  • funwithtrains Nov 15, 2008 @ 7:47 pm | delete
    Another great lens by you! 5 stars and a Digg!
  • TheWhistler Nov 6, 2008 @ 1:17 pm | delete
    What a colourful and informative lens. I love raccoons, who can resist that mysterious mask? Zorro move over!
  • naturegirl7 Oct 30, 2008 @ 4:43 pm | delete
    Another great lens. I lensrolled it to Creatures of the Night. Welcome to the Naturally Native Squids group. Don't forget to add your lens link to the appropriate plexo and vote for it.
  • Mortira Oct 13, 2008 @ 1:07 pm | delete
    Those camping raccoons are so cute! Welcome to Family Time! *****
  • WritingforYourWealth Sep 22, 2008 @ 1:49 am | delete
    Very cute. Love the raccoon mailbox. :)
  • rms Sep 21, 2008 @ 8:42 am | delete
    Another great work of art by you! Enjoyed my stay!
  • SPF Sep 18, 2008 @ 11:49 am | delete
    Another winner! This is fantastic. I can't believe how much work you put into your lenses, your passion for teaching shines through. We need more people like you in the world!!
  • coopd Sep 4, 2008 @ 10:01 am | delete
    I love raccoons (especially when the babies come) and they are always welcomed on my land :) Thank you for joining my Nature Lovers group.
  • sbucciarel Sep 4, 2008 @ 10:01 am | delete
    Great lense. The Firestorm Forum is great for promoting your lenses and blogs. There's a very active Squidoo community there. firestormforum.com Hope you check it out. I also have a lense about it at http://www.squidoo.com/firestorm
  • opalship Aug 31, 2008 @ 1:16 pm | delete
    Oddly no one cared when the 25 or so on our home were destroyed ..the County gives out FREE BTI corn flakes, killing a lot of wildlife. Yet they say its harmless, despite any evidances I gather or present.
    So naturally I had to check out your work here.
    Have some stars on me, thanks for bringing the raccoons into view here!
  • EditorDave Aug 23, 2008 @ 1:27 am | delete
    Hey There, Racoon Lady! Racoons in the Corn is a great idea! I've got a lens on how to get the critters (and kiddos and big folks) lost in the Corn. Drop by and say "Hi!"
  • Eevee Aug 22, 2008 @ 12:02 pm | delete
    I love Jim Arnosky's books and Raccoons and Ripe Corn is no exception.
  • Becca_Sanz Aug 22, 2008 @ 11:47 am | delete
    Please ask the raccoons to save some corn for me.
  • groovyoldlady Aug 22, 2008 @ 5:37 am | delete
    I love coons as long as they don't have rabies and aren't stealing my food.

    5 stars, m'dear. (as usual)
  • funwithtrains Aug 21, 2008 @ 11:40 pm | delete
    Nice lens! 5 stars and a favorite!

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