We've been having a problem with raccoons using the corner of our patio as a latrine.

Each time I've made this discovery, I've suited up in mask, shower cap and gloves and removed the scat and two inches of soil.

Afterwards, I've also sprayed the area with concentrated mint.

This is an enclosed patio, so only climbing animals can gain access (no dogs). And our neighbors are so close that I can't control whether there's food to attract the raccoons.

How do I prevent them from returning? Is there something I could plant to offend them?

#UrbanWildlife
#OrganicPestControl

#StreetWeeds and #PavementPlants from Mount Road, Southdown #Bath #Somerset #UK, life persisting in one of the most extreme habitats: the human built environment. Great Willowherb, Field Madder, Yarrow and Hedge Bedstraw.
#nature #wildlife #wildlifephotography #naturephotography #ukwildlife #bathnature #ukinsects #urbanwildlife #botany #wildflowers #flowers

Head on

Common swift (Apus apus)
Olympus OM-1, Panasonic 100-300 II
300mm (and cropped), f/7.1, 1/2000s, ISO 800

#bird #BirdPhotography #birds #darktable #photo #photography #swift #UrbanWildlife #wildlife @birding
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by paul.souders-- On today’s date, April 23, 2006, I was wondering the sidewalks of Bangkok’s Thanon Sukhumvit Road at night. I’m not much of a coffee drinker once cocktail hour approaches, but apparently this Asian Elephant needed a little pick me up for the long night ahead. #timeless #Photography #Photographie #Fotografie #Nature #Wildlife #UrbanWildlife #UrbanPhotography

Every time I think this nest in the pond in Victoria Park in Glasgow can't get any bigger, the coots who built it add another layer of sticks to the top. The heron standing on the right hand side in this shot gives you an idea of just how tall it is, and it's quite a climb up and down for the tiny little chicks when they first hatch.

Pigeons On A Roof

Como Park (St Paul, Minnesota)
Olympus E-M10 Mark II (150mm, ƒ/5.6, 1/4000s, ISO 1600)
August 10th, 2025

a swallow at sunrise

keep an eye on the sky

When we planted sunflowers, the whole idea was that they’d become food for wildlife. It’s been great - the flowers were a hit with bees/insects & then birds moved in once they started going to seed. But I foolishly didn’t expect they’d become a climbing gym for squirrels. I don’t mind! It’s just funny to see them scampering around. #UrbanGarden #UrbanWildlife

a swallow maneuvering around old stone walls in lucca, italy

One of six herons encountered around the pond in Victoria Park in Glasgow on this morning's dog walk.

Smol birb

Anna’s hummingbird (Calypte anna)
Olympus OM-1, Panasonic 100-300 II
300mm, f/7.1, 1/1250s, ISO 1000

#bird #BirdPhotography #birds #darktable #photo #photography #UrbanWildlife #wildlife @birding

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A little bummed out today given the #garden situation. On the good side, we're finally able to grow melons, squash and cucumbers without the dreaded wilt death.

On the negative side, two well-along pumpkins made their demise at the hands of a squirrel or possibly a skunk.

Smelled of the latter this morning and something's burrowed under my recently repaired shed base. So now I need to fix/block that situation.

I heard an intermittent cry for about 10 minutes, then saw a coyote loping down Linear Path toward Russell Field. But was this cry the coyote, or a nearby fox raising the alarm? #UrbanWildlife #CambridgeMA #Wildlife

Urban coyotes are super common around this part of Los Angeles recently. This character spotted me at the same time I spotted it. After a few seconds it turned around and vanished into the weeds.