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["Mike Tobbe" <mtobbe@xxxxxxxxxx>]

Late yesterday afternoon, we had three skunks foraging underneath the
feeders.  I chased them off several times, but, after five or ten minutes,
they would return.

 

So, today, my wife and I spot a skunk in the pasture behind the house.  We
expect to see him work his way up to the feeders.  Suddenly, he runs -
really runs - for cover.  We moved to the porch for a better look, expecting
to see a dog or a coyote.  Instead, about 50 cranes fly over.  Now, I know
skunks have poor vision, but it sure seemed as if the skunk was spooked by
the birds.  

 

Note:  third bird back for the lead was lighter in color and much smaller
than the others.  I wondered if this individual could have been produced by
a late season nest.

 

Mike Tobbe

Little Mount

Spencer County

 

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