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Mid-morning and damp. Rain had fallen off and on all night. A last, slow drizzle was easing up and the clouds beginning to lift when I encountered the raccoon grooming her wet fur. Although she was 30 to 40 feet above the ground, I was upslope, which put us on the same level. Eye to eye, so to speak. But she paid me no mind and continued her morning cleanup.
As a general rule, raccoons are nocturnal. But having said that, you are apt to see them out and about during daylight in May and June.
Female raccoons birth their young in hollow trees high off the ground. At this time of the year they need extra nutrients and have to forage more often, even during the day, even in the rain with wet fur.
- Photo taken on mountain overlooking Gatlinburg, Tennessee
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