Robins & Raccoons

I waited near a house where Bluebirds had been raising their brood, a few weeks earlier. As it turned out, it seemed that their chicks had fledged and mama was setting on their third set of eggs. While I was very excited for the pair, this stage of the cycle isn’t very fun to photograph!

However, all was not lost as I spotted a group of American Robin fledglings that were flying from tree to tree acting like young school kids on their first field trip!

Eventually, I spotted an adult, and realized they were not without a chaperone.

I had been looking skywards towards the Robins when something much closer to the ground caught my eye. I barely got my lens pointed and focused before it slipped away through the fence. I was able to capture one photo. It was a raccoon carrying a kit in her mouth! Very cool sighting for me.