Caution advised

It's been raining and rainy so I haven't set the trap the last couple of nights, just turned the camera on. Besides, I haven't seen a raccoon or possum for about a week. Could they be gone? Frightened by the mere sight of my well-baited trap?

Probably not. Especially since I was just reviewing the last three nights' photos and found something I've not seen before. There, business end toward the camera where it cannot possibly be missed, is the tail of a skunk. Raised.

Perhaps he was merely leaving his opinion of the whole set-up. I hadn't set the trap. Was he complaining? Warning me that I might have a very nasty surprise one morning?

I am warned.