Little Stinker by mrestey
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The youngest of my three brothers it seems was born a naturalist. As a child he was always catching and playing with critters, some of them things I wouldn't even dare to touch. He played with all kinds of bugs, snakes, anything he could catch.
I remember once when he was about 9 years old - maybe younger - he came to show me a beetle he had in his hand. He said, "this is a snap-beetle", and he proceeded to show me how, when he turned the beetle over on it's back in his hand, it would snap it's head back with a loud "click" sound and flip into the air to try to right itself. Needless to say I was intrigued and quite impressed by my little brother.
Well the years have passed and we are both grown up and getting older and he lives right next door.
No surprise - he makes his living via animal control. He deals with all types of animals and has a lot of knowledge.
The above picture is one of a number of baby skunks he rescued from a pest control job he was called for.
Isn't the little stinker cute? Enjoy.
Comments (32)
Yes he is adorable! :O)
Cute and adorable photoshot my friend, just love it.
Awww it looks like it is waving at us.. very sweet.. loved your story~
Oh, I remember when Paul came to our door with this precious little one! I loved feeling the little paws and being able to pet that little head. And I also recall how he fell asleep in Paul's hand! A wonderful experience!
Skunklings are so cute...and well...they're smart as well! I suspect they'd make excellent pets, though they can be a bit stubborn and rather cantankerous when the mood strikes them. Ah, but I love them...anything that stings or stinks on purpose is pretty good in my book. Life would be so incredibly boring if there weren't critters in it to keep us pesky humans in our place. I suspect I'd get along quite well with your brother. I was the snake and bug kid of my neighborhood, and I'm still incredibly fond of things that most people wouldn't dare touch. I have a habit of finding wasp nests and sticking my camera lens in them, only to have disinterested wasps reacting as if to say: "Oh, it's just him, pretend you don't see him and he'll just go away." Ah, but I'm like that. This is a wonderful shot. I love skunks anyway, and so I'd naturally like it. But aside from that, you've created and composed an excellent capture.
That's just waaaaaay too cute, Mike! He looks like he's waving hello to everyone wuth that little paw raised! I kept lizards snakes, salamanders, toads, frogs, etc. etc. when I was a kid. Remind me to tell you a funny story about one of my lizards.... Excellent photo!
Oh man now THAT is a cute little stinker...how can you not say "Aww" lol
Way to cute I love it!
what a cutie...
Thats pure fun to look at him. Exellent job! Fossy
I can not say anything else, but way too cute! They are amazing little creatures. This one is perfectly adorable. Wonderful capture and well done! It is wonderful that your brother is that way and it is a gift.
We have fostered these too and they are adorable at their worst. :-) Great shot and I love the appealing feeling you have captured.
Absolutely adorable! Baby anythings are cute, and this is no exception. The "awwwwwww" factor is off the scale!
Great shot of this little fellow and love how it is saying Hi.. well done!!
Cool photo! Looks like the little feller is happy to have been rescued!
I have no idea what they smell like, but very cute. Why doesn't he smell...or do they only do it when threatened?
It is only because both of you developed separate talents that we get to see the results, and I'm very glad I saw it!
Thats a first for Me! Great Pic!
He's lovely-hopefully he will grow to be a big stinker.beautiful photo!!
A real cutie
Totally Cute!
What a cute creature:)
Lief sweet.
Stunning work.
Looks sweet and cool, even if he stinks. Just love that little thing.
He is adorable, will they spray at such a young age??? Even stinkers can be cute!!!!!
What a delight this creature is!
Adorable critter!
Haha, look where that little stinker is aiming. Great picture buddy.
lol great capture of the lil stinker