I have lived in Long Beach CA since 1977 and have never seen a Sunk here. Yet it is clear that over night something has cased them to spray something (once under one corner of my House which was a bit bad).

When you put out Cat food for your own Cats you don't know what shows up to eat it.
On Tuesday I found a near empty plate of food with a tiny paw print I had never seen before (Raccoon and Opossum prints show up frequently so I am used to those as well as other Cat prints).
This print would have fit into a 3/4th inch square and all of the tiny toes were together at the front.

Wednesday night I put my Cat out of the front door and it immediately froze. On the other side of the Poarch was a Skunk eating the Cat food. I was able to get kind picture standing in the Door way (see attached pictures).

Since this is the only skunk I have seen close up that was alive except for staying away from the butt end of it I don't know how to be carful around them.
(My prior Skunk experience was in the Boy Scouts one of the times we went to Camp at Camp Pendelton Marine Base and the Marines had killed a Skunk and run it up a Flag Poll. Myself and another Scout showed up late for formation and we were detailed to bring the Skunk down, remove it from the rope and bury it.
Things went fine and the Skunk was in the hole belly up and the other guy decided to throw a rock at the Skunk and hit it right in the pelvis area which released some of the spray.
We did not get any on us but had to take turns zooming in with single shovels full of dirt till it was covered. It is nice to see an actual live Skunk.)

I usually bring the Cat food in at night but I had forgotten and it line 1 AM so nocturnal animals are out there.

2 attached pictures. With the animal prints it was easy to find a pic once you know what animal to look for. Only the front paw prints were on the plate.

I have been putting out more Cat food then normal (I have 2 female Cats) a large male has bee showing up which I used to chase but I found out that when he eats he woffs down food like a Dog does so I figured he was desperately hungry. I had been feeding another Male Cat for a year and half that hung around my House and let me pet him and handle him but he got pissed at me for twice locking him in my Motor Home when a bite he had got infected and he left over 6 months ago and he has started coming back.
Not sure if I can make friends with the newest Male as he keeps his distance or runs when he sees me.

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