raccoons

i was relaxing in the shades of my back yard the other day and to my surprise i saw this most unusual sight - a parade of a mother raccoon and her 5 (yes, five) baby raccoon along the top of the fence dividing my property and my neighbor's.

by the time i went and got my camera they already climbed up onto the trees

this is the only picture taken without a flash

the baby raccoons have not quite honed their tree climbing skills yet and you can tell when they go head fist descending