Raccoon latest among wildlife indulging in lodging options at Mt. Hoo
Mt. Hoo has yet to make the Michelin Fine Hotel guide, but we are becoming more popular for wildlife looking for overnight accommodations.The muted hues of a new day were clawing into the eastern sky when my wife’s voice pulled me awake.“Ernie, come look at this,” she was stage-whispering with a sense of urgency while peering out through our open bedroom screen door.
The easy availability of food in local neighborhoods finds raccoons often residing in chimneys, attics, storage sheds, under decks or in cozy crawl spaces under houses.Other than bird seed and nectar feeders for orioles and hummingbirds, we don’t feed wildlife on Mt. Hoo, so raccoons here follow their more natural routine, which is somewhat nomadic as they wander larger areas than their urban cousins in search of food and water.
We have landscaped with native plants and created winding pathways through thick shrubbery where snails, small lizards, toads and frogs and a variety of insects hang out. We also have four water sources for wildlife.Our game cameras see raccoons randomly as they wander by for a drink at one of our fountains, or climbing into the fig tree to enjoy ripe figs, much to my wife’s displeasure.
He was still there when I got up, so I decided to take a few photos. He watched me through squinty eyes and when I checked a few hours later, he was gone.Our visiting raccoon is not the only wild neighbor to take advantage of our lodging options at Mt. Hoo.
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