'After a windstorm had blown debris around and disturbed the wildlife, a racoon came to inspect the cat\'s food. (The racoon would usually come after dark.) The cat, who probably weighted about half as much as the racoon, put her ears back and looked threatoning. The racoon yielded and slowly ambled away (when no food was there). The cat then inspected her house and property. Although the cat threatoned the racoon, who was off its territory, it didn\'t get near the racoon. The swallows, which had a nest, were more brazon and dived closely at the racoon. On its way out, the raccoon appeared to catch and eat some prey - perhaps a small invertebrate. The plant in the first part of the the video is a Green Dragon. This type of Green Dragon is a native plant related to the Jack-In-The-Pulpit. It is a vary rare plant found in the eastern foothills of North America. This one was brought in from a swampy area on the farm (central Ohio), where a cluster grew wild. The tail end of the Jack-In-The-Pulpit portion of the plant will eventually turn red, and the seed pod will look like a green corn cob and then turn red. The plant is poisonous. It contains calcium oxalate and if one eats it, one never forgets the experience. An older plant can be quite tall and resemble a small palm tree. The bird sining is a Jenny Wren/House Wren. In the spring it emmits a stream of warbles, burbles, buzzes and rattling churrs. Its house was in a nearby tree.'
Tags: green , Eat , cat , kill , Dragon , predator , swallow , Jenny , attack , raccoon , racoon , WREN
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