A visitor in the backyard

[Colleen]

Had this visitor during the night at a former house.

 

[CinnamonSugar]

Had this visitor during the night at a former house.

Are those Bear paw prints?? Oy vey!

 

[Supernatural]

We call them Ground Hogs, or Woodchuck here in Missouri.

groundhog (Marmota monax), also known as a woodchuck, is a rodent of the family Sciuridae, belonging to the group of large ground squirrels known as marmots. The groundhog is a lowland creature of North America; it is found through much of the Eastern United States, across Canada and into ... Wikipedia
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Duh! (Hits forehead...) That's the name was looking for... Groundhog... Just couldn't think of it on the day thanks!

¡Órale! = Hell, yeah!

Papa used to say a phrase which he called a tongue-twister...

"How much wood, would a woodchuck chuck, if a woodchuck would chuck wood..." Good learning with him growing up. Multiple languages studies we did together, was so much fun...

 

[Lewkat]

In my neighborhood, it is common to see a bear, fox or some deer wandering around. We cannot push them all out with constant building. They will not stand for it.