Raccoon Pond Swim

[Mike A.]

 

[Mike A.]

Another view. Can really see the difference between the 5842 above and the 4K-X here with the same light.

 

[Flintstone61]

That 4k X is quite the camera....

 

[Swampledge]

Why do I feel like a Peeping Tom when I watch this?

 

[Mike A.]

Does kinda look like raccoon sexy time huh.

 

[djernie]

I thought it was mom and pup.

 

[Mike A.]

You could be right:

Reproduction and home range
Raccoons pair up only during the breeding season, and mating occurs as early as January to as late as June. The peak mating period is March to April. After a 65-day gestation period, two to three kits are born. The kits remain in the den until they are about seven weeks old, at which time they can walk, run, climb, and begin to occupy alternate dens. At eight to ten weeks of age, the young regularly accompany their mother outside the den and forage for them selves. By 12 weeks, the kits roam on their own for several nights before returning to their mother. The kits remain with their mother in her home range through winter, and in early spring seek out their own territories. The size of a raccoon’s home range as well as its nightly hunting area varies greatly depending on the habitat and food supply. Home range diameters of 1 mile are known to occur in urban areas.

That's the only time that I've seen these around. Used to get a lot but foxes seem to have taken over mostly now.

ETA: More than you wanted to know about raccoon mating:

Raccoon Romance

Valentine’s day may be just a memory of roses and chocolate for some; however, love is still in the air for the raccoon. Raccoon romance reconnaissance is underway as males look for love. Mating for this species is at its peak in February, spurred on with the increase in daylight that has been...

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