Here they come!

Here is the gang starting early last night. Mom's and kits all over the place! Everyone is getting along pretty well for the most part also.

When I showed up the kits all ran up the trees while the mom's came running to say Hi to me....and get the treats they know I brought them too!! This is Lexi & Silly.

Eventually the kits realized if their mom's thought I was OK, then I must be! Silly's were the bravest as you can see here. They even gave my hands a little sniff or two before putting a little distance between us.

Finally the rest of the gang started coming back down the trees and hanging out while the big, scary stranger was there!

There were kits hanging everywhere! Here you can see 5 of the crowd of many. All the kits have a blast playing with each other....it's like a big kit daycare tree hangout. All the kids get to play with each other while the mom's visit and chat over lunch! ha ha It's definitely a safe place for them to eat....up high on a raised platform with very easy access to trees makes for safety from any possible predators for the kits.

Kits everywhere!

I just paid a quick visit out to the feeding station and there were mom's and kits everywhere! The first to greet me were Silly and Lexi! I havn't seen Lexi in a while and she appears to be a mom now too. There were at least 8 kits in the tree and top platform. Ringer came in next, followed by Belle with Bella and Macy. Popeye even showed up! He was in a playful, silly mood and wisely avoiding all the girls! Red popped in next with a great big hello.

There were so many kits and mom's shuffling around I couldn't keep track of how many and who belonged to who. Hopefully the coondo camera caught some good pics and I'll post them when I download them.

Screech is doing fine....he wants out but he's a little too gimpy for me to feel comfortable letting him go just yet. I sprayed some antibiotic spray on his wound to help speed the healling along.

The giant swarm of mosquitoes finally got the better of me and I had to come in!

Updates on everyone!

Here we have the twins....the terrible twosome themselves....Stinky & Nosey sucking down dinner! It is the only time they sit still and it only lasts about 4 seconds!

Next we have Tosser & Mohican. Look how big our Tosser boy is getting! He's the one on top.


Mohican gives us a couple poses for the camera. He's a little darker and bigger than Tosser.

Tosser says Hi everyone!! Look at what a little fluff ball he is! He's got long wavy fur compared to Mo's smooth coat.

Last but not least....the wild older crew! Today was their first day spending some time in the smaller section of the big boy pen. They loved it! They had trees to climb, den boxes to explore and dirt to dig in. It's only a matter of time before they can go out there permanently.

Buster looks down from the den boxes.

Seeker finds some pine needles to play with.

Growler stops for a picture.

Teddy perches on the top of a tree.

Growler, Buster & Tugger all want the top of the tree!

Buster heads for the top.

Growler checks out Teddy. Look how petite Teddy is. Tugger is petite like him too. I can't believe Tugger & Growler are siblings. Tugger is tiny like Teddy and Clover, Growler is bigger like Buster & Seeker.

Everyone likes this tree!

Buster plays with the pine needles.

Seeker discovers the hammock.....and loves it!

So there's this years crew for now. They are all doing great and getting along very well. Pretty soon the twins will be joining them.....God help them! I hope the twins don't drive the big kids crazy!

The gang out back was released again. Popeye managed to get out all on his own and I found him in the den box on top of the pen. So I opened the door to let the rest of the crew out. All their wounds have healed nicely and hopefully they learned their lessons and will do a better job avoiding conflict out there!

Silly and her adorable kits were down at the feeding station and Smokey showed up but decided not to chance going up on the platform with a mom and her babies up there....even if it is his sister!

Silly's kits & strange encounters.

Here they are! Silly is teaching her kids about the best restaurant in town. They seem to stick around a lot too! Look at the top left of the daytime photo. I think they are using the den box for pit stops here and there because they have not been there all along. Ringer has been in there on her visits also and I guarantee 4 would have been a crowd in that situation.


They have mom's sweet tooth too...but then again what coonie doesn't have a sweet tooth! Ha ha Munching on some yummy iced oatmeal cookies!

And what the heck is going on here!! Yes that is a gray squirrel and a coonie looking at each other trying to figure out who set their clock wrong! It was definitely the squirrel....It's about 10:30 at night! What was he thinking??

Belle takes the girls out & Silly has kits!

It was time to let Belle decide what's best for the girls. I opened the release window today. She had done a lot of digging in the outside section of the pen last night trying to get out and I knew she was ready. So about 3:30 I opened the window and she didn't waste any time. Out she went and hung out in the tree for a few minutes to get her bearings.

Then back in for one last check to make sure the girls are safe.......

....and off she went. No hesitation, she moved like she was on a mission. That gave me the perfect chance to get the cutest pictures ever of Bella and Macy! Awwwwww!!!!!

Macy is the character with the dark mask on the right, Bella with the lighter on the left.

About 7pm I'm heading out to feed the babies and look what I come across. Belle is back to collect the girls! She was very patient and kept coaxing them on.



Bella made it to the ground but Macy slipped, caught herself and just clung to the branch eventually heading back toward the window. I headed inside to kind of push her to the ground to join mom and sis. Then I heard one of the adjoining residents bark and when I looked out the window they had just disappeared!

Macy ended up regaining her footing, but with no one to follow she just went back inside and took refuge back in her den box, poor girl! She must have been so frightened and confused!

But no need to fret. I knew Belle would come back. She's too good a mom! Sure enough I was out checking on Macy and in pops Belle through the window. Macy was sooooooo happy to see mom! Mom checked her over, then went back outside and guided Bella back into the pen. I left the happily reunited Macy sitting outside the den box with her sister while listening to the sound of Belle crunching her food down on the floor.

In the process of looking out in the woods before Belle returned, I ran across Silly at the feeding platform and she wasn't alone! She's got a couple of kits tagging along now too!!

The new kid & a few of the old!

Well here he is! This is Tosser. Someone tossed him out of a car window. A woman was kind enough to pick up the little guy and take him to a vet, eventually ending up in my hands. Aside from a little bump on his head, he is in great shape and eating like a pig.

As you can see, he is a very blond boy also! Couldn't call him Blondie though, already had a Blondie! He was Belle's and Ringer's brother as a matter of fact. There will never be another Blondie.

OK lady! I know I'm very cute, but that's enough with the pictures!! Could ya feed me now!!

Silly was out last night. She's definitely a mom! Her nipples are HUGE! Came for a quick visit and a little play with me then on her way she went.

Paleface was out there the same time. She snuck up on me, gave me a gentle tug on my coat as if to say "Here I am, May I have a treat please!" She looks great.

Red wasn't out when I was out there, but she made sure to say Hi and smile for the camera to let me know she is fine!

Ringer is still making her usual daily visits also. Belle and the babies are doing great. Had some sightings of Feisty and Smokey on the coon cam too. Haven't seen Dandy at all. But I'm pretty sure she was pregnant when I released her again, so if she has kits somewhere I wouldn't expect to see her for a while.

The overwinters are READY TO GO! We're just waiting on Popeye to be all set so we can send them all out together. Soon!!!!