Praising Skunks

We see "our" skunk several times a week. Thursday night we found him grazing in the aviary eating pellets. When he saw us he left. Later that night I was bringing water to the birds and as I entered through the front gate, he entered from the rear. We both stopped in our tracks and neither one of us flinched. It was like an old western gun fight. Eventually, he turned and walked off smugly.

We're learning to co-exist because we think skunks make better companions than raccoons for the birds. Skunks feed on rats, mice, spiders and scorpions. We don't particularly care to have any of these creatures near the house or the birds.

Debra has named him, Sebastian. Guess we'll be buying him Christmas gifts next week.
- posted by J-Birds @ 5:00 PM |