Hung Up

Yesterday morning I was awakened by our dog barking fiercely at something. Investigating, I saw this standoff at the edge of the garden. Our dog had cause a raccoon to climb a garden fence post for safety. They maintained their standoff for a couple of hours. The raccoon was getting tired. As I approached, I watched a bird land on the coon's back and begin pulling out hair to make a nest. The raccoon was too tired to protest. I called the dog in; the raccoon vacated the scene. Click to enlarge.