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18195
We were surprised this morning to a visit from what appears to be a young raccoon. (definitely a raccoon, guessing by size it was young.) Anyway, it was about...
Lea
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Oct 7, 2007
8:09 pm
18196
Hi, I thought like you, that they were nocturnal but apparently not always-----I see younger ones during the afternoon and a really cute baby one { straight...
shirley wardzinski
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Oct 7, 2007
10:56 pm
18197
"...what appears to be a young raccoon. (definitely a raccoon, guessing by size it was young.)" Haha! Another comedian joins the group! =o) The raccoons here...
Xasperated
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Oct 7, 2007
11:33 pm
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Forgot to add to my note to Lea, There is an albino raccoon commonly seen on an neighbouring island in the middle of the day when people out walking the...
Lyn Hancock
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Oct 8, 2007
6:22 pm
18199
Hi, Lea, Just back from a lot of travelling so have missed replying recently to raccoon watching messages (have read them though). Have to reply to yours as...
Lyn Hancock
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Oct 8, 2007
6:23 pm
18200
When Keith was out weeding the garden this summer he would see what we think were two adolescent raccoons playing and eating on the patio during the ...
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catsinelgin
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Oct 8, 2007
11:56 pm
18201
Dear Lyn - Life rocks, doesn't it? I can't wait to read the latest book! What's the title going to be? Jeanne C. Anderson _See My Mary Kay Web Site! _...
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catsinelgin
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Oct 8, 2007
11:58 pm
18202
Dear Lyn - Do you have any pictures of the albino raccoon? I have never heard of one before. Jeanne C. Anderson _See My Mary Kay Web Site! _...
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catsinelgin
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Oct 9, 2007
12:01 am
18203
Jeanne, Just love your word picture of raccoons on their side eating birdseed (grapes?) like Romans at a feast. Thanks for that. Lyn Lyn Hancock 8270 Sabre Rd....
Lyn Hancock
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Oct 9, 2007
4:59 am
18204
Jeanne, I just have to stop touting Tabasco around and start Gypsy my little gibbon, who was in my grade six class in 1969. I am trying to write a kids book on...
Lyn Hancock
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Oct 9, 2007
5:03 am
18205
No, pics of albino raccoon but I have seen other peoples’ pictures. Newcastle Island, near Nanaimo. I will try to get one and post - in time. Lyn Hancock ...
Lyn Hancock
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Oct 9, 2007
5:04 am
18206
Lea, yes raccoons are nocturnal so seeing one is daylight is a good reason to ask about. Rabies will cause animals to come out at non- normal times and they...
bluestar57k
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Oct 9, 2007
5:49 am
18207
Hello Lea, Your concern is quite valid and the answer would be it is neither common nor uncommon. From your descriptive and the time of year, I am sure it is a...
Hannah Riddle
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Oct 9, 2007
9:50 pm
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Hi Hannah, I appreciate learning the knowledge you have of young raccoons. Also I want to thank you for being a rehabber for the sake of animals, because there...
bluestar57k
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Oct 11, 2007
7:24 am
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Well Said, Bluestar! Lyn Hancock 8270 Sabre Rd. Lantzville, BC, CANADA V0R 2H0 Ph: 250-390-9075 Fax: 250-390-9074 Email: HYPERLINK...
Lyn Hancock
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Oct 11, 2007
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18210
Hannah, We haven't seen it since and Mr. Kitty's bowl has remained it's original steady-state so I guess it just wandered in for a snack. If it weren't for the...
Lea
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Oct 11, 2007
3:35 pm
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It must have been a wonderful classroom! I so much enjoyed reading your books - you really make the animals come alive in my imagination. Please let me ...
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Oct 12, 2007
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Dear Lyn: We went on vacation in Puerto Vallarta a couple of months ago, and stayed at a resort with 3 swimming pools. One afternoon I was swimming in one of...
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catsinelgin
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Oct 12, 2007
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18213
Wow! Great photos of iguanas! Thanks. Lyn (I thought it was adobe photoshop at work adding flowers!) Lyn Hancock 8270 Sabre Rd. Lantzville, BC, CANADA V0R 2H0 ...
Lyn Hancock
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Oct 12, 2007
3:34 am
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Dear Kay-Yahoo at Racoonwatchers: Last year at the end of November I took in a family of 5 feral cats that had been living in our back garage when it got...
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catsinelgin
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Oct 12, 2007
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I don't even have Adobe photoshop on my computer. They are untouched pictures. We thought they were pretty incredible too! Jeanne C. Anderson _See My Mary...
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catsinelgin
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Oct 12, 2007
3:42 am
18216
Hello again, Jeanne, Thank you for your kind words about my books. I have been too preoccupied and distracted with dozens of things to write more stories This...
Lyn Hancock
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Oct 12, 2007
3:57 am
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Dear Hannah: I do agree that it is a mistake to encourage wild animals to depend on you for food, especially with the danger from people and their automobiles....
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catsinelgin
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Oct 12, 2007
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Jeanne, I love your phrase, rehabilitation by extermination, how true1 Lyn Hancock 8270 Sabre Rd. Lantzville, BC, CANADA V0R 2H0 Ph: 250-390-9075 Fax:...
Lyn Hancock
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Oct 12, 2007
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18219
HI! Was catching up on email and read about the daytime visitor -- I had one last Spring & early Summer that would come out mid afternoon and sit on my deck...
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Oct 13, 2007
6:27 pm
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Hannah --- Your advice is well worth heeding -- but like most 'watchers' I fall prey to those lovely little black liquid eyes that plead so nicely -- so I do...
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Oct 13, 2007
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18221
Oh those are so great! I love getting a good picture of any animal! We have some new raccoon kits that have just shown up, late comers. They are so tiny ...
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Oct 15, 2007
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18222
We had the usual number this year, but the youngsters stayed with the family longer this year than any other year, probably because it was unusually warm ...
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catsinelgin
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Oct 15, 2007
11:14 pm
18223
Thanks Lyn. Rehabbers have some valid points, but preventing animals from being harmed is not one that can happen unless they can give more specifics on how to...
bluestar57k
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Oct 17, 2007
4:52 am
18224
As for herbal stuff, I have used some on dogs and it works great. One was on an older Yorkie I took in that was going blind and would cry if I left the room. I...
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