There are raccoons living around here but long periods go by when I don't see them. Recently Shelley spotted one in our parking area and we grabbed our cameras to check it out. It ambled across the parking lot, climbed the fence quite adeptly, turned to look at us, and then disappeared. Looking at the photos afterwards, one of its eyes looks damaged.
A week or so later, out kayaking, I spotted a mother raccoon and three kits. The mother looked at me suspiciously, but didn't seem too worried.
After a while the four of them wandered off, Mum leading the way.
A few days later I was walking on the waterfront path and noticed some movement on the beach. It turned out to be another family of raccoons. I happened to have my camera with me and through the telephoto I could see the mother had a damaged eye - presumably the same individual that we'd seen in our parking lot. She must have had her kits stashed somewhere that time.
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