Living in the “woods” (and not the 8th Arrondissement of Paris where I could be gazing at the Eiffel Tower and strolling along the banks of the Seine), we see quite a bit of wild life.
A few weeks ago, I posted a photo of our Dumpster-diving bear.
Recently, MacGyver discovered another Dumpster diver.
Caught in the act, but look how cute he is! (That is MacGyver’s finger in the right side of the picture. He took these with his phone. His hands are large and the phone is small, so we are fortunate to be able to see the raccoon.)
“Please, rescue me,” begged the raccoon. And so, MacGyver did.
He “MacGyvered” a raccoon rescue contraption using pieces of lumber. He placed one piece inside and one piece outside of the Dumpster to make ramps. The raccoon climbed out and was on his way. Unlike the bear, I don’t think the raccoon will be back any time soon.
And the robin’s eggs? They have hatched.
Day 1 – There are four. I hope they all survive. We’re getting attached to them. We want to name them, and feed them and make them little bird blankets. Not really, but they do look cold.
Two days after hatching, they look uncomfortable and naked. It seems that in just two days, they’ve grown a bit. They are already taking up a larger portion of the nest.
At four days old, they’re looking a little more like birds with more pronounced wings and a few more feathers. And the nest is looking really full now.
And here, they are about a week old. Clearly, the nest is overflowing. They will be flying away soon. Just like my kids.
We will be sad to see them leave. However, I was pulling weeds yesterday when a robin began scolding me loudly, which meant I was near her nest. I stood up and discovered…
another nest with three eggs. One nest will be empty and another one will be full of baby birds.
That’s life! C’est la vie!
French Twisted Woman
French Twisted Woman 
The photos you were able to get are so wonderful!…We have a red wood birdhouse with babies too…but, can only watch as Mom and Dad take turns feeding them…They are quite hidden down inside with just a round hole to enter and exit with…but, so love watching them…~mkg
If you don’t have one, get a wren house, if there are wrens where you live. Wrens are a tiny, brown bird with the most beautiful song. I have two wren houses at opposite corners of the house. With the windows open, I can hear their sweet songs all day. It is also fun to watch them build a nest and, they whistle while they work! Merci! FTW
8th Arrondissement – in honesty … you wouldn’t have a life that exciting as you have today – on your backyard, maybe pigeons and their shit everywhere and all the loud tourists 24/7. Not a lover of Paris, so it’s easy for me to say.
The racoon he really looks like court in the act.
And I suppose there are people living in Paris who would rather be living in the woods. The grass is always greener on the other side of the fence. I do not know how long the raccoon had been stuck in there, but I think he was frightened and very glad to leave the Dumpster. Merci!
I suppose it was a bit lonely and dark in the dumpster for a longer time, but it looked like he had a jolly good time.
And plenty to eat while he was waiting to be rescued!
You are a real life Snow White. How many dwarfs(oops! sorry, “little people”) you got running around there?
Ah yes, I have been befriended by the woodland creatures. If I could just get the rest of the family to mine diamonds and rubies by day, and sing, play music, and dance with me at night, I could be Snow White.
Birds are funny about people handling their eggs and nests. Those young chicks may die if mom does not return to feed them. Raccoons can be rabid, and consequently very dangerous. I would keep my distance, that is far enough away to still blast him with my shotgun.
I am very careful not to touch either the eggs or the nest. Thank you for your concern about safety around the raccoon. My son walked from one house to another yesterday and he encountered a turkey, a buck, and a red-tailed hawk taking off with a snake in its talons. We do keep our distance from all wild animals, as much as we possibly can while living in the woods, but to avoid it completely, we would have to stay in the house forever. And then we have the animals that occasionally sneak into the house, mice, snakes, and flying squirrels to name a few! Thank you for stopping by and commenting. Merci!
Wow!… Amazing pictures! Nice raccoon ;-P LOLOLOL!
Thanks, Minda. He really was cute. After seeing him, I was humming the Beatles song “Rocky Raccoon” all day. Thank you for stopping by and commenting. Merci!
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