Baby Raccoons on the Move (video)
Walking the NYC Pandemic
Long-time readers of this blog may remember my obsession with a raccoon den on the huge retaining wall in NYC’s Riverside Park. Well, ten years on, the joint’s still jumpin’ at the Raccoon Lodge.
All year, a raccoon or two will quietly emerge as the sun gets low to loll about on the ledge, grooming and stretching. Eventually they’ll move out along the wall to begin their night of foraging.
But it’s spring, people. And springtime is a whole other thing, because … BABIES! This year seems to have yielded a bumper crop with little guys pouring out of the den like clowns from a clown car. I counted seven the other night, bumbling up and down the wall and bumping into each other like furry Keystone Kops.
Enjoy.
Tags: baby raccoons NYC, raccoons, raccoons in the city, riverside park raccoons, urban mammals
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April 15, 2020 at 11:58 am
So good to see you back! Love the videos, seeing raccoons and NY tulips in spring, the world’s still there.
April 17, 2020 at 2:22 pm
Thank you! Yup, the world’s still here, even in human lock-down.
April 14, 2020 at 1:06 pm
[…] Our friend Melissa Cooper writes on her “Out Walking the Dog” blog that she’s amazed by the numbers this year. […]
April 13, 2020 at 2:09 pm
Adorable, but where was mom?
April 16, 2020 at 11:42 pm
I’m guessing she was still in the den, maybe enjoying a few moments of peace while the kids went wild in the wall.