Coyote and raccoon smile for night camera

There are coyotes in the brushy area behind our house.

Neighbors have talked about missing cats and trapping the animals.

A couple of days ago a coyote was peeking out of the brush line watching our little dog bark at it. Sometimes a coyote wanders into the mowed easement. But that is a rare sight.

Occasionally at night it sounds like there are lots of coyotes out there howling.

There are couple of animal trails through the brush. I set up the camera near a clearing and tossed out some old tortillas as an enticement to stop.

A coyote showed up after nightfall. A couple of raccoons came through later, and raccoons reappeared around 4 a.m.

Curious squirrel gets first photo

I got an outdoor Stealth camera for the holidays.

When I set it up out back, a squirrel was the first to check it out.

I also got several blurry pics of a raccoon. Or maybe it was more than one raccoon.

Raccoon and ducks: sharing the road

A couple of Black-bellied Whistling Ducks were ambling along a road when a raccoon darted across in front of them.

The ducks paused and looked around.

When the raccoon was out of sight, they continued their walking tour of Baytown Nature Center June 4.