Probably racoon. We had a racoon that would peel the rubber gasket from around one of our screen windows and then just lift the then unanchored screen and climb onto the porch. Finally got rid of them by trapping.
But that was years ago and now they're back. I have at least three racoons, one of which doesn't look like he's doing well. He's missing his tail and is balding. Anyhow, they treat my yard like a spa. They get onto my porch to eat the cat's food and then either sit on one of the chase lounges around the pool or he'll sit on the top step IN THE POOL. Like he's freaking bathing!
And now they've figured I'm such an easy mark I caught one traipsing through my yard in broad daylight.
I don't have a problem shooting them but would have preferred trapping and relocating them. But with them having lost their fear of humans and then there is the sickly looking one... well, I can't wait much longer to see if the traps are going to work again.
Thank you. I’m going to assume this is the work of a raccoon for now.
A few years ago, we did have a raccoon in our yard in broad daylight. The dog was barking at it, and it was sitting on the top crossbeam of the wooden fence, right next to the gate.
We called Animal Control and when the guy came out, he looked at the raccoon for a few seconds, then reached over and picked the guy up. He said it was a baby, but it was pretty big, I thought.