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Had a close encounter last night with one of our skunks. I hadn't been seeing them on the barncams for the last couple of weeks. The Wife told me yesterday that something had been digging near the coop again. While walking out to put up the chickens last night, I noticed some movement in the coop in my peripheral vision. When I shined the flashlight on it, it was Pepe le Pew trying to have his way with a duck egg. I realized right away that I was about two feet away from a live wild skunk, and his business end was pointing right at me. However, he seemed oblivious to me, and continued his efforts to penetrate the tough shell of the duck egg. So, I pulled out the phone and shot a little video for a few seconds, then went around the other end to see where he got in. Everything was secure where we go in and out. As I turned around, I saw him walking along the outside of the coop, around the corner and right past me (about a foot away), and he crawled back under the corner of the barn. That was waaaaay closer than I've ever wanted to be to a live skunk.
[video]https://www.facebook.com/paul.j.smith.2112/videos/vb.100000139193786/3426042470743692/?type=2&video_source=user_video_tab[/video]
Not sure if this video is viewable or not, but here's a try at linking to it.
