Young mother & triplets.

[Ron Evers]

My wife called out to me "come see this". Mama skunk with three babies in tow coming towards the house. I grabbed a camera & went outside but to my dismay they made a hasty retreat & this was the best I got of them before they disappeared in the long grass.


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Later, one of the youngsters came out to explore on it's own & I got a few shots of this lovely creature up close.


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[tirediron]

:thumbup:

 

[gina_d]

Oh wow... you really get up close and personal with nature there, hmm? These guys are seriously cute. I'll have to show my daughter. For a short period of time she was asking for a skunk as a pet. Uhhhh, no. I don't think so. She also happens to rather like the odor of skunk instead of finding it unpleasant as most of us do. I read some time ago about some olfactory research indicating that this (finding the odor of skunks pleasant) to be a genetic trait. Thought it was interesting. Who knew?

 

[flameshots]

I thought I smelled something!!! Cool shots. I hope it was with a really big zoom with a tele extender or two! LOL

 

[Ron Evers]

I thought I smelled something!!! Cool shots. I hope it was with a really big zoom with a tele extender or two! LOL

It walked right up to me & that last shot was from about 4', it overfilled the frame.

 

[Ron Evers]

Gina, get a young one & have it decented & you got a sweet ***** cat. I know of folk who had one as a pet that was allowed indoors that was not fixed. I guess it is a matter of trust on both sides.

Edit, why would the forum edit a describer of a sweet cat? It started with P & ended with Y.

 

[shortpants]

Gah I have a phobia of skunks! They're cute in pictures, better you than me 4' away

 

[Ron Evers]

Gah I have a phobia of skunks! They're cute in pictures, better you than me 4' away

The trick is to be calm & not startle them. They spray when they feel threatened.

 

[ramblingman]

Those are good shots but I kind of think I would have been running the other way !

 

[flameshots]

Gina, get a young one & have it decented & you got a sweet ***** cat. I know of folk who had one as a pet that was allowed indoors that was not fixed. I guess it is a matter of trust on both sides.

Edit, why would the forum edit a describer of a sweet cat? It started with P & ended with Y.

Yeah, my dad and step mom had one for a pet when I was a kid. They are pretty cool as long as you don't have young kids. They can get aggressive and downright mean. The biggest thing I remember about them is they really like to dig and if you don't give them something to dig they'll dig everything, including carpet, hardwood floors, ect.

 

[Sugarbug2]

So awesome!!

 

[Ron Evers]

Thanks folks.

It would have been nice to have a lower perspective but I was not getting down as I am slow getting back up.

 

[vtf]

I'm disappointed in you Ron, I clicked on the thread hoping to see some newborn shots and what I get is skunks. That title is misleading, you should've added cute to that title!