We now have a family of skunks living on the Newark campus. I almost got sprayed by one the week before last, while patrolling the campus at night. I think we both surprised each other, but thankfully I saw the little guy soon enough to avoid having to take a tomato bath!
On the nights following, I saw the skunk again and again, but in different spots on campus. Last night, I figured out why I’d seen it so frequently and in so many places. We’ve got a whole family of ‘em!
I spotted five different skunks last night, and three of them in one location at one time. The family appears to consist of a mama, papa, and three juveniles. By the time I got the camera into action, only two of them were still in the same place. The picture quality isn’t great, but I got some decent close-ups of one of ‘em.
Observing the commotion from the safety of a nearby “no trespassing” sign was one of our burrowing owls. The owl let me get pretty close and photograph him, but the picture quality is pretty poor, and for that I apologize. I guess I’ll have to take one of Paul Mueller’s classes.
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