Awesome 'Possum 1! [Backyard Bag Feeder Project]

Well, even though the raccoons weren't interested in the Backyard Bag Feeder Project this year, I did have some interested customers... opossums! Watch as one of the curious 'possums finds something of interest in the Feeder!

© 2007 Zach Glenwright

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[FruittisMaris]

Good for you! I love possums!

[taburineagle]

@FruittisMaris - Thanks, I do too!

[MsMichelleSchweiss]

I was out in my garage soldering stained glass wen I heard a noise. I called out. It happened again. I called out. Nothing. Then, I heard a definite noise a few feet away. A little possum came right in the garage with me. I got out, managed to get back in and turn the lights off and unplug the soldering iron. Then I left the garage door open a crack and left bread outside to lure him out. The possum looked like a ferrett and had pointy eyes. It was not very scared of me.

[taburineagle]

@MsMichelleSchweiss - That's interesting, it was most likely looking for food and followed you in there!

[Srahrah16]

*Opossum

[taburineagle]

@Srahrah16 - That's why I have the apostrophe in the beginning - 'Possum = Opossum...

[lmishelle2005]

looks like a rat! I seen something similar to that in a vacated house next to mines a last week. I was terrified because I taught it was a huge rat!

[Trisbreya]

@MsMichelleSchweiss I had opossums in my garage too, mom had her babies in there and they stuck around for a while. I feel so bad for them in the cold and they don't bother anyone so we let them stay. Don't worry they're not usually aggressive and rabies is actually very rare in them.

[Trisbreya]

What a cutie, they're actually pretty clever critters for having a life expectancy around 2 years in the wild.

[Stulaurie]

Im more than just a possum, hey hey hey

[zamusicza]

@MultiAussiebloke Kind of.