Who is at the Window?

Hello humans and most others,

We have a new game around here. It is called, "Who is looking in the window now?" During the day, if the bird feeder is empty, a bird, usually a cardinal, will come sit on the window ledge and look into the family room as if to say, "The feeder is empty! We are starving! Come fill the feeder!" You know that goofy way that birds look around since their eyes are on the sides of their heads.

Well, the other night, as Missy Linda and Tio Kane were sitting in the family room, one of the raccoons just appeared in the window. He looked at them. They looked at him. Then he left. Maybe he wanted Missy Linda to open the container of bird seed on the patio or something, but he was not acting afraid or anything.

The next night, according to Tio Kane, the raccoon returned. In addition, there was a small possum who sat on the window ledge eating something. He must have brought his own lunch, Missy Linda said, because she didn't put out any food on the ledge.

Now, it seems, that Tio Kane and the raccoons are developing a relationship. He says that if they hear him unlock the door, they run away. However, if he opens the door and catches them on the patio, he can even stand there and talk to them, and they just stand there and look at him. Finally, they will just start kind of tip-toeing away while looking him right in the eye. He is concerned about one of them who seems to have an injured hand---er, paw. Tio Kane says that one of the raccoons appears to want to come into the house when he opens the door as it tries to look around him and see what is in here. That's all we need around here! Raccoons in the house! We have enough things to deal with with two people, one cat and a retired Tortilla Keeper Person!