slgwv's photos with the keyword: raccoon

Procyon lotor. This guy suddenly ran out from between the houses after the eclipse and climbed a tree in the front yard. Raccoons _never_ do things like that--i.e., run out in daylight, particularly with a bunch of people standing around--and we figure he got confused by the eclipse. (Hopefully he wasn't rabid, but we kept our distance--this is a telephoto pic.) I'd've gotten an even better pic, which showed his front paws, except that the battery died when I pushed the button! These animals almost have fingers, and I think I know what the next tool-using species will be if _Homo sap_ goes extinct... ;)