armadillo

armadillo

Here is the armadillo from under the deck. Not the best shot. Maybe I can get him to face the camera next time.

Comments (7)

  1. Shelley wrote::

    Oh, he’s so cute!

    Unfortunately, I guess these guys are a pest after all — found this.

    Sigh, I still like them.

    Tuesday, May 10, 2005 at 9:08 am #
  2. Bill Hopkins wrote::

    I think I’ll keep him. Turns out he is a relative of the anteater and likes fire ants (and termites!)

    Still it might be nicer if he made his home a little further away from my own. Chances are he’s thinking the same thing about me.

    Tuesday, May 10, 2005 at 10:08 am #
  3. mary lou wrote::

    Are they a pest? Will they hurt anything under there? scare the cats? they are kinda cute…

    Tuesday, May 10, 2005 at 11:16 am #
  4. la chica alta wrote::

    I see them from time to time here. Those and raccoons. Good shot.

    Tuesday, May 10, 2005 at 12:59 pm #
  5. Leslie wrote::

    Wow, he’s a big one! (Or at least he looks pretty big in the photo). They’re such odd-looking little armored tanks.

    Tuesday, May 10, 2005 at 6:07 pm #
  6. Joel wrote::

    We don’t get those around these parts. Wish we did. The cats would love chasing them.

    How big is he?

    Thursday, May 12, 2005 at 1:59 pm #
  7. Bill Hopkins wrote::

    Hmmm. This one was about 30 inches from nose to tail. Bigger than most cats. And he moves rather slow so I don’t think he would interest a cat.

    He reminds me of a comedian in a suit of armor. Clumsy and slow, thrashing around making a lot of noise.

    Our cats give a wide berth to possums but pretty much treat raccoons as if they were furniture. I think they would keep an eye on this guy but I doubt very seriously if they would try to play with it.

    Saturday, May 14, 2005 at 1:52 pm #