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We had skunk visitors this summer—a mom and baby. Each morning they waddled over and stayed all day, poking around in the grass for bugs, worms, frogs and grubs.
It was disconcerting at first, especially since the dog gave no sign he’d learned anything from an earlier unhappy skunk encounter. But after several visits, everyone (dog included) began to take them for granted.
At the start of summer baby was only a few inches long and almost entirely black with a tiny white mane.
The mom was about the size of a small cat, with the two long white dorsal stripes typical of striped skunks. As the baby grew its white patch lengthened noticeably, so that mom and baby were indistinguishable by the time they finally left us for parts unknown.
We see plenty of skunks in the county, but it’s usually at night on the roads. It’s a little unusual to see them so commonly during the day. These two were obviously from a nearby den and the baby had just begun feeding on its own. The mom paid little attention to baby, but
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