Luelle said:
This is what I found on my front step this morning.
I'd be a bit careful about that ...
Wikipedia said:
Diet
Though usually nocturnal, the raccoon is sometimes active in daylight to take advantage of available food sources.[79] Its diet consists of about 40% invertebrates, 33% plant material and 27% vertebrates.[80] Since its diet consists of such a variety of different foods, Zeveloff argues that the raccoon "may well be one of the world's most omnivorous animals".[81] While its diet in spring and early summer consists mostly of insects, worms and other animals already available early in the year, it prefers fruits and nuts, such as acorns,and walnuts which emerge in late summer and autumn and represent a rich calorie source for building up fat needed for winter.[82] Contrary to popular belief, raccoons eat active or large prey such as birds and mammals only occasionally, since they prefer prey which is easier to catch, specifically fish and amphibians.[83] When food is plentiful, raccoons can develop strong individual preferences for specific foods.[84] In the northern parts of their range, raccoons go into a winter rest, reducing their activity drastically as long as a permanent snow cover makes searching for food impossible.[85]