[tn-moths] Re: Moth saves the night!
- From: Douglas Downs <douglas_downs@xxxxxxxxxxx>
- To: Tn-Moths <tn-moths@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Mon, 28 Jun 2010 08:30:31 -0500
In the ongoing spirit of moth encounters I will share the following story. For
some time now, we have had a couple of raccoons who come to our deck in the
back to eat whatever might be put out. I have often seen them, stood inside
the sliding glass door to watch them, and even photographed them from time to
time. The other night, while on the deck photographing moths on the back wall,
I turned to find my little raccoon friend standing no more than two feet away,
nibbling scraps to his heart's content. He simply looked up at me for a couple
of seconds and then resumed his meal, fully assured that I had no predatory
intentions toward him. Not quite the baby skunks nibbling the toes (that's
totally crazy!) but an interesting encounter with nature nonetheless.
Doug Downs
Sparta, White County, TN
Date: Mon, 28 Jun 2010 13:12:37 +0000
From: klight10@xxxxxxxxxxx
To: tn-moths@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
Subject: [tn-moths] Re: Moth saves the night!
That one is going to be hard to beat, Dean! :) I'm glad it didn't break the
skin when it nibbled, those rabies shots are pretty painful! I've been wanting
to photograph a skunk to add to my Mammals gallery on my website. But, so far,
no luck. Maybe I need to come to your porch!
A few years ago I was talking to a "nature-challenged" woman and I said
something about seeing a skink on the porch of the Freels Cabin at science
camp. She said to me in a very condescending tone, "Don't you mean 'skunk'?!"
Kris
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Sent: Sunday, June 27, 2010 11:07:19 PM
Subject: [tn-moths] Re: Moth saves the night!
Ok, so here goes one.
A few years ago I was taking moth photos in back of our house and
happened to be standing near the cat food bowl (yeah, yeah, cats
indoors, we took in some strays... for the record, they are inside
cats now). Anyway I was focused on photographing a particular moth
(forget which one now) when I felt something furry brush against my
leg and start nibbling on my big toe (I had flip-flops on). I was
used to our cat doing that and didn't think anything about it and
continued taking photos -- with flash -- for another minute or so.
The whole time something furry was sitting on my foot nibbling my
big toe... not hard enough to break the skin, just nibbling like our
cat always did. So finally, once I was satisfied with the photo,
I looked down and saw four young skunks eating out of the cat food
bowl while a fifth sat on my foot and nibbled my toe.
I considered taking a photo before moving but was afraid the flash,
once aimed at them, would lead to undesirable consequences. So I
slowly pulled my foot away and backed up hoping not to run into
mommy skunk.
Needless to say, I now pay attention whenever something furry starts
nibbling on my toe.
Dean Edwards
Knoxville, TN
On Sun, 27 Jun 2010, Avian Pursuits Nature Tours wrote:
> If we ever do begin to work on some sort of moth book for Tennessee, maybe it
> should include some stories of "Why moth-ing is more dangerous than birding!"
> Sure, we go through some strange situations when trying to see a bird, but
> moth-ers have the added joy of doing much of that at night!*L*
> David Trently
> Avian Pursuits Nature Tours
> ...come see the real world!
> Knoxville, TN
> http://avianpursuits.com/
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