She was lurking under the dining table and made a dash..I was relieved there was no fuss. These raccoons seem to be tamer than many..The male is a fairly newcomer and tried to intimidate me at first. Now he is more mellow.
Raccoons are worthy of serious caution! My cousin went to drop off garbage in the can and surprised a large boar (male raccoon.) It slashed him with its front teeth, cut through thick leather biker boots and tore up his shin like a straight razor. took some thirty stitches to close the gash. the sheriff shot the ‘coon and took it in to check for rabies. No rabies, but he has a very different outlook on those masked bandits, their not so cute anymore!!!!