A morning nature encouter

[malada]

Still sick, coughing up gunk, but decided on a short walk this morning. While walking by a second of metal fencing that come right up to the sidewalk I suddenly came across a small skunk. I just stopped in my tracks as it was 3 feet away from me. It noticed me and slowly trotted away. Smelling skunks in our area is common - actually seeing them is rarer.

No harm no foul and no stinky.

Comments

[acelightning73]

I think skunks seek out mates in spring, and the baby skunks are born thereafter. I smell them skunking around outside my house sometimes - when my husband was disposing of burnt toast by throwing it outdoors, I thought he was feeding burnt toast to the skunks. (Birds and raccoons probably ate the toast.)

[mellotron_breakfast]

I would encounter skunks back when I had shift work and left home early enough that it was still dark out. Never did get sprayed. My only close call came from being inattentive and nearly stepping into one. I learned to walk softer when I saw one because any noises I made were what bothered them most.