tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3906718086309436335.post7929695648354079302..comments2024-03-12T05:02:14.140-04:00Comments on MOUNTAIN MUSINGS: Not-So-Welcome VisitorsNCmountainwomanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00615765649828716560noreply@blogger.comBlogger20125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3906718086309436335.post-3522244173980511382012-10-09T07:00:48.172-04:002012-10-09T07:00:48.172-04:00Can you tell us what is in your skunk-cleaning eme...Can you tell us what is in your skunk-cleaning emergency kit?Perubyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17948233191244821909noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3906718086309436335.post-83750137699736625572012-10-05T10:35:01.587-04:002012-10-05T10:35:01.587-04:00Their colour variations really are interesting! T...Their colour variations really are interesting! That one is so white and the other so black. No evidence of skunks in our neck of the woods.Cicero Singshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13438108795744902961noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3906718086309436335.post-73355606346840925402012-10-05T09:53:33.992-04:002012-10-05T09:53:33.992-04:00Thanks for your comments, everyone.
Wayfarin'...Thanks for your comments, everyone.<br /><br />Wayfarin' - OMG! I would probably have jumped up and gotten sprayed. Glad you had the presence of mind to send a treat in the other direction.<br /><br />KB - It isn't cold enough for true hibernation around here, but the encounters definitely lessen during the winter.<br /><br />Shelley - Nice to hear from you again.<br /><br />Tara - Hope your knee is on the mend.NCmountainwomanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00615765649828716560noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3906718086309436335.post-67950991414380353142012-10-05T07:11:51.603-04:002012-10-05T07:11:51.603-04:00Oh my! I remember once seeing a big rat below my ...Oh my! I remember once seeing a big rat below my feeders....ewwwwww. Amazing how differently marked they are! Hope they find better goodies in the woods. :c)Jaynehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14057094040409159429noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3906718086309436335.post-33852401178983425812012-10-04T22:28:56.890-04:002012-10-04T22:28:56.890-04:00Beautiful critters! Great captures,Beautiful critters! Great captures,Vicki Lanehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08114677510459055768noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3906718086309436335.post-85979143936853931182012-10-04T18:17:22.903-04:002012-10-04T18:17:22.903-04:00Your little friends are beautiful!! I always wond...Your little friends are beautiful!! I always wondered what a "pole cat" was. Now I know. But yes, I would want to discourage them as well. I have had dogs 'skunked' before and it is bloody awful. Terrible. And the only thing that helped was Dawn dish washing detergent -- cuts the oil.<br /><br />Glad you're back. I've been catching up on your last few posts - sorry about Lucy and the vacation. To think, it was a year ago this month that I was in your neck of the woods. It IS a beautiful time in the mountains! Lucky you!Taradharmahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17665801586196931603noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3906718086309436335.post-18329547202790539472012-10-04T16:44:48.163-04:002012-10-04T16:44:48.163-04:00The skunks are adorable...from a distance!!!
The c...The skunks are adorable...from a distance!!!<br />The color variations on them are pretty cool though. I've heard the term polecat, but never knew it was directed at skunks. I learned something today; thanks for that! ;)Busy Bee Suzhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18115487928147732314noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3906718086309436335.post-54984884230269134922012-10-04T15:23:00.373-04:002012-10-04T15:23:00.373-04:00Laughed at your name "the stinky trio"! ...Laughed at your name "the stinky trio"! Also neat to see how they differed in their coloring, some having more white than others. How are your puppies? It's been a long time since I've visited! I'm a bad blogger :-)Shelleyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17534904024320623895noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3906718086309436335.post-29358213742831777792012-10-04T15:03:49.298-04:002012-10-04T15:03:49.298-04:00What amazing photos. Thanks for taking them to sh...What amazing photos. Thanks for taking them to share with us. They seem much more attractive than the ones I remember from NY State.Ginniehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12749133391349265563noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3906718086309436335.post-227298293711649052012-10-03T22:40:59.953-04:002012-10-03T22:40:59.953-04:00It is amazing how much white fur two of those skun...It is amazing how much white fur two of those skunks have. I've never seen such white striped skunks.<br /><br />I find that the skunks get very active around here in the fall (I get lots of trail cam photos of them) but then they hibernate (at least around here)... So, hopefully, yours won't stick around.KBhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16885661679762446456noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3906718086309436335.post-9022377705266746812012-10-03T22:00:00.231-04:002012-10-03T22:00:00.231-04:00They look harmless in your photos, but looks can b...They look harmless in your photos, but looks can be deceiving it seems. The coloring is different that the usual black and white I have seen.Beatrice P. Boydhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08281239556392874979noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3906718086309436335.post-12873781378635389422012-10-03T21:56:17.073-04:002012-10-03T21:56:17.073-04:00Ah. Constructive disengagement. Our new middle eas...Ah. Constructive disengagement. Our new middle east policy????troutbirderhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14087811292280881959noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3906718086309436335.post-78894770545890544852012-10-03T21:25:34.140-04:002012-10-03T21:25:34.140-04:00I won't complain about the sleeping young opos...I won't complain about the sleeping young opossum we had under our back porch yesterday!<br /><br />I hope you're doing well, and your week is going well too!!~Kim at Golden Pines~https://www.blogger.com/profile/02001523468339091407noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3906718086309436335.post-43538123626960025732012-10-03T18:22:11.948-04:002012-10-03T18:22:11.948-04:00I would not want them under my deck either!!Our bi...I would not want them under my deck either!!Our bird feeders are on the deck and hang over the yard....have had raccoon and opossum, but thankfully no skunks!Janet, The Queen of Seafordhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07876204203323750245noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3906718086309436335.post-38384312202974982422012-10-03T17:41:09.587-04:002012-10-03T17:41:09.587-04:00I smell them on a regular basis, but haven't s...I smell them on a regular basis, but haven't seen one in a while. Wow, they really are very different! That one is almost white. Brave shots... very brave shots!Ms. Ahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06263882972749791087noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3906718086309436335.post-67048075422529876832012-10-03T13:55:59.729-04:002012-10-03T13:55:59.729-04:00We camped one Friday night at Cades Cove campgroun...We camped one Friday night at Cades Cove campground to get an early start on our bike ride around the loop the next morning. While sitting at a picnic table watching two young raccoons play chase up and down the trees, I felt what would pass for a cat rubbing against my legs. I looked down to see two skunks begging me for a handout. I pitched their treats a few feet away and quietly retreated when they ambled over to them.Wayfarin' Strangerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00806995797136803377noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3906718086309436335.post-4992675469576162582012-10-03T13:39:02.987-04:002012-10-03T13:39:02.987-04:00I like the distinctive markings. Wonder if they a...I like the distinctive markings. Wonder if they are like fingerprints. Does every skunk have its own stripe?<br />I hear they make great pets if de-scented.KGMomhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05165941950953938943noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3906718086309436335.post-45490897874170414282012-10-03T11:40:40.023-04:002012-10-03T11:40:40.023-04:00They're beautiful, but I don't blame you f...They're beautiful, but I don't blame you for not wanting to share your home with them!Rudeehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17889298704039071473noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3906718086309436335.post-5216734912455844072012-10-03T11:37:58.578-04:002012-10-03T11:37:58.578-04:00Wow, those three have such distinctively different...Wow, those three have such distinctively different markings. They're really quite beautiful!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3906718086309436335.post-91231930373733577642012-10-03T10:32:31.524-04:002012-10-03T10:32:31.524-04:00I think skunks are so cute, but, yes, not good for...I think skunks are so cute, but, yes, not good for human neighborhoods. I was glad that the one we saw in the spring apparently found somewhere better to live!The Bughttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07509037206264761261noreply@blogger.com