An unexpected visitor for the day time

A while back my wife came and told me to “Come look.” She had her finger at her mouth to let me know to be quiet. It was about 5:00 in the afternoon and I could not figure out what it was about. She pointed at the back door which has some glass panes in it. I eased to the door and looked out.

There was a small to medium size coon eating the cat food. This was highly unusual. The coons don’t usually show up till dusk. I don’t know what they do normally during the day, unless it is just to lay up, but they don’t show up here until evening. He has come back several times in the afternoon since, sometimes as early as 3:00.

We leave food out for the animals and at night there are a number of coons and possums that show up. It is enjoyable watching them and we are learning a little about them by watching them.

I don’t know why this one showed up so much earlier. Maybe he was just getting hungry. It has been dry lately and he could have been thirsty. There might not be much water available and he came to drink. While he was here he could have just decided to eat.

Maybe all coons don’t follow the same patterns. He might be a little different from other coons. I don’t know. If anyone reading this article knows, tell us about it.