A month ago, I had never heard of a Coatimundi until our manager said they had seen a group of them recently on the Preserve. Dan and I had to look them up so we could recognize them. The Coati is raccoon-like, climbs trees, and digs for insects. Everyday, we would walk through the area of the last sighting with hopes of seeing just one. No luck.
The other day, we had some time off from our volunteering and decide to get in our 2-mile walk. Dan spotted the White-nose Coati first. He was on the trail in front of us. He just stood there on the path staring at us. We think this is a male since males travel alone. We did not see or hear any others nearby.
I'm so happy I brought my camera.. Yep, can you believe I almost left it behind for this walk! The rest of my walk would have been banging my head against trees while chanting "Never Ever Leave the Camera Behind!"
Okay, back to my story....After taking some photos, moving closer and taking more, he started moving very slowly down the path. We are not sure if he was being very careful and trying not to alert us or if he just wasn't that worried about us. It almost felt like he was as curious about us as we were about him.
So he would walk a little ways down the trail.......
And he would stop..........strike a pose....
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| Great photo of his paws - good for digging and climbing |
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| Close-up of his paws |
He looked back and froze again for several seconds.
He turned around the other direction to get a different view? of us again...and froze.
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| so cute |
This encounter must have gone on for 10 minutes! It was great! I was so excited about this encounter that I took over 200 photos of him. Don't worry, I don't plan to post all of them.
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| Check out his turned-up nose! |
I think this is when he realized we were going to keep following him and he took off running.
Such an adorable face! I hope we see more before we leave here.
This is awesome! We are avid hikers and love to run into wildlife.
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Clancy
www.healthybabybeans.com
Absolutely fantastic, your sooo lucky x
ReplyDeleteThose are so lovely!!! I absolutely love animals!! lucky you!
ReplyDeleteoh my goodness! how awesome! my kids would flip their wigs if we actually SAW that! awesome pics, as usual.
ReplyDeletejust want to say SQEEEEEEEE!!!!!!
ReplyDeletemarie from Howard House
He is pretty darn cute!
ReplyDeleteTerriffic! What an impressive tail on the beast.I'm so glad you had that camera too. You got some great shots!
ReplyDeleteThese days we have more sightings of a masked palm civit. It is nocturnal so not much is known about it's habits but it is getting pushed more and more into areas where people are living.
Thanks for stopping by Clancy!
ReplyDeleteHi Beck Valley Books, We are lucky. We have only been here a month and got to see a Coati! It was wonderful.
ReplyDeleteLOL! Marie! That would have scared him off!
ReplyDeleteJust way too cute for words!!!! Never leave a camera behind!! Great photos!
ReplyDeleteOMG! I had never heard of one before. What great shots! He looks like he was posing just for the camera.
ReplyDeleteCheck my blog for some more wildlife, if you would like to.
http://daydreamsdustbunnies.blogspot.com
The Ogre and I are captivated by this new found creature!! Your photographs are amazing. ^.^
ReplyDeleteThanks Ugly Barn Farm! I will try to keep my camera with me! A lesson well learned!
ReplyDeleteHow Cute!!! I've never seen one or heard of them...but now I want one :)
ReplyDeleteSo adorable! I never knew such a creature existed - it seems other didn't either. Nice shots!
ReplyDeleteHi Leigh, I did not know about him either. He did seem rather curious about us, but unsure at the same time.
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