Interesting that yesterday I mentioned seeing creatures . . .
Last night I was sitting on the front steps, listening to the last of the fireworks from the ball park, drinking a Kentucky Ale, and considering my front yard garden and the best way to enlarge it for next year. Very content.
I heard a rustling and around the corner came a small animal, which I thought would be a squirrel or maybe a possum. Turned out that it was a young skunk, which I barely got a look at because I was out of there. My neighbor across the street saw it also, as it took off running. He said he's been a hunter for years but had never spotted a skunk before.
We have a lot of deer in the neighborhood, at least we did last year, but a skunk? I live in the city, there's a great skyline view a block over. Only thing I can figure is, there's a city park a block away, pretty much unused, just green space. Even the playground equipment, such as it was, has been taken out and the ball field isn't used. I can picture critters having a home there and venturing out at night, especially the young ones who want to see what the rest of the world looks like.
Maybe skunks love Northern Kentucky. Here in my condo community we have skunks...no squirrels, no rabbits. Last summer while walking my dog at dusk, I saw an animal by one of the garages. First thought it was a cat...right size...but soon discovered it was a skunk...started to steer my dog across the street so he didn't startle the skunk and, well, you know what could have happened. But before we crossed the street, I saw a smaller version of the first skunk...half the size follow the adult, then another and then another....until 5 of them followed the mom...each about 6 feet apart in single file. Others in the area have seen the skunks also
ReplyDeleteI saw a skunk one time close to the Arboretum. It had reverse coloring...white with a black stripe. I was happy to finally see one.
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