We were awoken in the middle of the night last night by a constant trilling cry. At first it seemed to be coming down from the waterfall, then it was closer, then in the front of the house. Over and over and over again. Was it an owl? Some animal that was hurt?
We pulled open the shade to look out at the front lawn to find a dark shadow by the benches, not far from the front door. As we pulled open the window, it took off across the lawn towards the trail, clearly (from its shape and movement) a coyote.
Which still left us with some sort of keening noise outside, now rustling through the leaves over to the van, and hiding there.
Entering from the right, around the house, came a BIG raccoon. It rustled through the leaves, over to the driveway, and met up, with many happy snuffling noises, with whatever was under the van.
This was soon revealed, as the big raccoon went back by the front of the house, to be a baby raccoon, following close behind its mom (?).
It had somehow gotten separated from its parent by the coyote, hid under the house, crying all the while, ran for the van when the coyote left, and then the parent tracked it back down.
It's like Mutual of Omaha out here!
We also had our first frost last night!
At 9 am, it is 40 degrees and rising
65% humidity and falling
30.12 inches of mercury and steady
Fire danger is up to MEDIUM
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