A homeowner was shocked to find an unusual creature visiting his backyard bird feeder in the middle of the night.
Danae Wolfe set up a bird feeder with a recording device in her backyard in Worcester, Ohio. She and her family have made it a welcoming place for wildlife for the past eight years.
The 36-year-old author and photographer told SWNS she installed the bird feeder after receiving it from the brand for a social media review.
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But the wildlife lover was shocked to find other animals stopping by for a midnight snack.
“We enjoyed watching the birds visit that first afternoon, and later that evening our camera captured a cheeky raccoon stopping by for a midnight snack,” she said.
An Ohio homeowner laughed when he saw this and other footage of wild animals visiting his backyard bird feeder. (SWNS)
She added, “The raccoon actually knocked the camera off the tree stand, but the camera continued to record throughout the night as the raccoon, deer, and skunk stopped by for snacks.”
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Since then, pairs of squirrels and turkeys have started visiting the feeder for a quick bite or two, Wolf said.
Wolfe said she was shocked to see so many animals receiving food from her backyard bird feeder. (SWNS)
“We’ve had as many as four raccoons every night. We’ve also counted 11 or 12 skunks that visit regularly at night,” she said.
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Wolf said the pair of turkeys have not returned to the backyard yet, but she is hopeful they will become regular visitors.
Wolf also said he and his family found a flying squirrel one night.
A woman’s bird feeder camera captured some hilarious images of raccoons, skunks and squirrels having a midnight snack. (SWNS)
“Squirrels are common in the eastern United States, but I’ve never seen one in my yard before, so it was pretty cool to see them hanging out in my neighborhood,” she said. .
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Wolf said her favorite is a funny image of a deer taken at a bird feeder, where it looks almost like a fish.
Fox News Digital has reached out to Wolf for further comment.
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