Raccoons: Ottawa National Wildlife Refuge, Ohio, USA, May 2026 — No trip to Ohio for the Biggest Week in American Birding is complete without a selection of the “other” wildlife of the Erie Shore. This year we had this raccoon family nesting in a big dead tree along the Estuary Trail and showing well on my second walk out that way with my Point’nShoot for Warblers class. And I saw many turtles, 2 different deer, and several snakes. Not just warblers, and not even just birds. 🙂 Sony a6700. Sigma 16-300 Contemporary at about 800mm equivalent crop. Program with bird and wildlife modifications. Processed in Photomator.