Greedy night critter.
There's a tree off-camera the racoon is gripping with his other paws. I think he uses the free paw to grab the feeder and pull it to his mouth. I don't think he can scoop out pawfuls of sunflower seeds.
So, in the yard we have
Gluttony - Raccoon
Sloth - Opossum
Lust - Painted Lady Butterflies. It's disgusting. They fly in pairs, hook up, then go off to lay eggs or whatever.
Greed - Crows. They fight off the squirrels.
Wrath - Squirrels
Pride - Purple Martins and Blue Jays
Envy - Common Starling
(I'm not kidding about the butterflies. I promise, stand by your back door and look out for five minutes. You will see ten butterfly hook-ups.)
I think it is wonderful that your yard is so full of critters.
Posted by: Hattie | May 02, 2012 at 09:12 AM
My retired dad spends so much time trying to foil the squirrels he might go off the deep end if there was a raccoon. I won't mention why my boyfriend feeds the squirrels and opposum - let's just say it's revenge for eating all his vegetable garden and digging in his compost pile.
Posted by: Amy in StL | May 02, 2012 at 11:03 AM
My Dad had a feeder-raiding chipmunk. Raccoon TOTALLY tops chipmunk. Yeah, those butterflies - so whorey.
Posted by: allison | May 02, 2012 at 12:01 PM
And who's in the backyard doing the dance of the seven veils? Oh wait, is there a connection between the seven veils and the seven deadly sins? How about Seven Brides for Seven Brothers? Or the seventh seal? I think I've digressed.
Posted by: magpie | May 02, 2012 at 12:07 PM
Hattie - Except for the slutterflies.
Amy in StL - Raccoons don't wait for you to feed them. They are thieves. What's the animal that appears to wash its hands as it eats?
Allison - No! Chipmunks are ADORABLE.
Magpie - Now I have that song "Tradition!" from Fiddler on the Roof in my head, only it's "Digression!"
Posted by: TheQueen | May 02, 2012 at 10:53 PM
Just be glad you don't have foxes. I saw a programme on TV last night about building The Shard, London's highest skyscraper, and they found a fox on the 72nd floor before it was even finished.
Posted by: Big Dot | May 02, 2012 at 11:59 PM
Big Dot - Now, from that I just have to assume the construction workers on that floor had a lot of food sitting about. Do people still hunt foxes in the UK?
By the way, I answered NZ for a trivia question tonight (Where are Maori from) and got it right.
Posted by: TheQueen | May 05, 2012 at 01:18 AM