Pepe Le Pew in my backyard zoo: This evening just after 8:00pm it was starting to get dark enough to easily see Venus so I want out back to check it out. Instead I found this little...

Ballard Loc: Grass Valley, California

This evening just after 8:00pm it was starting to get dark enough to easily see Venus so I want out back to check it out. Instead I found this little guy cleaning up some of the bird food that I left out for the ground feeding birds. As I walked out with my camera he showed no fear and acted as though I wasn't even there, so I took his picture. Since it was getting a bit dark I had to open the lens a bit which reduced the depth a field, but the shot still came out OK.

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UTMike Loc: South Jordan, UT

WOW! Good shot, but that is scary.

pdsilen Loc: Roswell, New Mexico

C'est Bon Pepe

alliebess Loc: suburban Philadelphia

You're ok unless he turns his back and stomps his feet. Skunks are not very afraid of humans and rarely spray unless you frighten them; we used to find them in our garage and never got sprayed.

Ballard Loc: Grass Valley, California

UTMike wrote:

WOW! Good shot, but that is scary.

This was the first time I had seen one out while it was still light enough to get a picture. Most of the time I see them after dark on IR Video surveillance that I had setup to see what kind of wildlife is around. In the Video the skunk is always the boss. This little fellow was very calm and I probably could have gotten even closer, but I didn't want to press my luck (the 200mm lens got me close enough).
Here is a post from last July that shows some frame grabs from the Video surveillance.
https://www.uglyhedgehog.com/t-599717-1.html

Silverrails

Ballard wrote:

This evening just after 8:00pm it was starting to get dark enough to easily see Venus so I want out back to check it out. Instead I found this little guy cleaning up some of the bird food that I left out for the ground feeding birds. As I walked out with my camera he showed no fear and acted as though I wasn't even there, so I took his picture. Since it was getting a bit dark I had to open the lens a bit which reduced the depth a field, but the shot still came out OK.

Nice shot, if you startled that little guy, you would have had a real surprise and went right to the Shower too.🙄🤔😂

dpullum Loc: Tampa Florida

I immediately in my cropping insanity covered the lower half and ended up with the tail looking like a flower... but my intellect, tho dulled by fear of CV-2, told me that the flower made of skunk fur would not smell like a rose.

While the saying "a rose by any other name would smell just as sweet" is true... well,... a Skunks tale by any other name would still smell.

Reflecting, this is the first photo I have ever seen depicting the "Skunk" as being a beautiful loveable animal in its natural element. Well done Ballard, good story photo, great composition with a pleasant background. You did very well and you friend posed well.

J-SPEIGHT Loc: Akron, Ohio

Ballard wrote:

This evening just after 8:00pm it was starting to get dark enough to easily see Venus so I want out back to check it out. Instead I found this little guy cleaning up some of the bird food that I left out for the ground feeding birds. As I walked out with my camera he showed no fear and acted as though I wasn't even there, so I took his picture. Since it was getting a bit dark I had to open the lens a bit which reduced the depth a field, but the shot still came out OK.

Excellent capture

raymondh Loc: Walker, MI

pdsilen wrote:

C'est Bon Pepe

Blair Shaw Jr Loc: Dunnellon,Florida

Ballard wrote:

This evening just after 8:00pm it was starting to get dark enough to easily see Venus so I want out back to check it out. Instead I found this little guy cleaning up some of the bird food that I left out for the ground feeding birds. As I walked out with my camera he showed no fear and acted as though I wasn't even there, so I took his picture. Since it was getting a bit dark I had to open the lens a bit which reduced the depth a field, but the shot still came out OK.

So cute and so stinky as well. Nice image of your newly adopted critter. Good luck.

jaymatt Loc: Alexandria, Indiana

Well, what a little stinker he is!

nimbushopper Loc: Tampa, FL

Good catch!

ecobin Loc: Paoli, PA

Other than some road-kills, I haven’t seen any in my area. Nice shot.👍

rmm0605 Loc: Atlanta GA

Ballard wrote:

This evening just after 8:00pm it was starting to get dark enough to easily see Venus so I want out back to check it out. Instead I found this little guy cleaning up some of the bird food that I left out for the ground feeding birds. As I walked out with my camera he showed no fear and acted as though I wasn't even there, so I took his picture. Since it was getting a bit dark I had to open the lens a bit which reduced the depth a field, but the shot still came out OK.

Fine shot. Focus is on the subject!

shangyrhee Loc: Nashville TN to Sacramento CA

Best looking skunk I have seen !!! Thank you for sharing. Shang