Nicky & her 4 Racoon babies 2nd July 2016

Meet "Nicky" and her babies.

This female has been coming early in daylight to feed for the past 4 weeks. I have been filming her from my bedroom window as she comes to the feeding station I have for the wildlife . I was sure she was coming in the day time because she was a Mum nursing kits and this meant daylight was safer for her to leave the den.

Late this afternoon she came for the first time with her babies.. 4 of them !!!!

She is a "tough love" Mum... be she has to be if she wants to raise 4 lively kits to be young adults. She isnt selfish with the food .... she has instinct.... Babies arent eating that right now think they are still on milk .They scrabble in the grass for things.. but I think its only just learning stuff. I am glad they dont eat the put out food yet.. they need to learn "real food".

Today they learned to climb and play Hide & Seek and how to knock the water over... soon they will be climbing the trees !

Doubtless there will be many more visits... and I have twins and triplets from last year that come some evenings.

The Video isnt great quality but its the best I can do shooting through glass.


EXPLORED ! (Video section)