Young Possum feeding ! 3-1-2018

A funny animal... ;-))

Thankyou Udo !

They are a marsupial .. strange creatures !

Lovely picture. Good of you to feed them.

Thankyou Marja

I feed everything here

Wonderful close-up.

Thankyou Jaap !

He must have been very hungry!

Thankyou Eunice !

Yes.. and it was bitingly cold and had been for days -13F

A lovely capture dear Pam,eddie,xx

Thankyou Eddie !

I love that little pink snout and the whiskers, Pam. It all looks very dry where you are. It's pouring with rain here at the moment, but at least our temperature are holding up.

Thankyou Amelia !

We are dust dry and its been very cold

Bonan apetiton!!! Bonan tagon Pam:)))

Dankon Maria !

What a great capture. Love the light on its nose and the shine of its coat.

Thankyou Jean !

AWWW that's so nice !!!! What a lovely visitor, Pam !!!!!!!!!!!!

Thankyou Marie-Claire !

Great shot Pam. Regards Tess,

Thankyou Tess !

Amazing! I had no idea even what a possum looked like. Such a pointy little pink nose.

Thankyou rabbit !

They are marsupials too !

Marrant , il apprécie les croquettes !!

Thankyou Dan !

Terrific capture!

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Thankyou William !

Bless you for thinking of the animals. Glad you got this picture, as they can be rather shy.

Thankyou Smiley !

There were few around then this year there has been a herd of them !

Well caught, Pam. I didn't realise you had possums over there.

Thankyou George !

Yes ! The one marsupial we have here !

It's an interesting geologic tale how the possum got to North America. Before the Central American land bridge formed about 6 million years ago, South America, like Australia, existed in spendid isolation with an indigenous marsupial population. Both continents are fragments of the ancient supercontinent Gondwanaland. When the land bridge arose, South America was invaded by placental mammals from North America, which ultimately wiped out the marsupial megafauna. The possum, however, went the other way and invaded North America! It's a small opportunistic creature that breeds rapidly, so what was a disaster for the big marsupials was an opportunity for it.

Thanks for adding this Steve !

Glad you found it of interest, Pam! Paleontologists call it the Great American Biotic Interchange, and it was the most catastrophic thing to happen to South American fauna till the arrival of Europeans. Just shows that species invasions can happen naturally!

I knew the history.... but it was good to see it on here as I had mentioned about the possie being the only marsupial here .

He looks funny and cute:) Very kind of you to feed them.
Have a good weekend, Pam!

Thankyou Miss Sasi !

I'm with Rabbit and tiabunna. I thought that possums were from Australia and that marsupials only came from Australia! Live and learn!

Thankyou Andy !

They are the only marsupial here !

And it's an interesting tale how they got here, as I replied to George above!

Oh Pam, where are the creatures finding any warmth with that frigid weather? Thankfully they have you to put food out for them. Our Lexington has been very cold at +2 f, which is rare as that is the coldest we've seen in the 10 years we have lived here. Add to that that we don't usually see sustained weather like this for as long as it has been hanging around these past few weeks. Of course in the higher elevations it has been far colder but the wind doesn't help either. This little town has been kept busy with broken water pipes. Hope your little buddy makes it through the harsh weather. :)

Thankyou Chris.

We have been down to -13F.

They have alot of undergrowth and denning areas here. Even so.. its hard on them.

Such a cute animal!

Thankyou Berny !

He's a cutie, Pam.

Thankyou Ron !

Ohhh Pam, il avait faim....
beau portrait
bonne soirée
amitiés/roland
je viens de regarder sur GOOGLE ..... Young Possum
il est sauvage.... ?

Merci Roland !

Yes.. he is a wild animal

Der hat sehr guten Appetit!!!! :-))

Danke Kolibri !

Aww, what a beautiful capture; that little possum looks so happy!

Thankyou Val !

He was glad of food and unfrozen water !

What a cutie. You have some wonderful backyard animals.

Thankyou esther !

Oh yes... all sorts here !

Cute. And a wonderful photo with very sharp (but not harsh) details.

Thankyou R !

Love it!

Thankyou Bernhard !

What a lovely photo & hope he survives the cold ...he has a chance with your help .....I feed the Fox's here, but it is frowned upon near the towns, but I would still feed them !!!

Thanks Marj !

I get ranted at for feeding the raccoons and Possums and Squirrels etc.. I dont give a stuff what people say.. we are on their land !

These critters are very hardy.

WELL DONE, Marj ! Thank you.

BRAVO, Pam ! You are so right.

Well done Pam, on helping the possums. Gorgeous shot!

Thankyou Gillian !

very lovely catch, excellent close up !

Thankyou Nora !

Cute little fella!

Thankyou Tractacus !

Good capture but I would not call them pretty.

Great capture Pam! Look at those talons though. Are they friendly?

Thankyou Jan...

They are actually almost hands.

Possums are very quiet critters

Quel joli petit animal ! Il est adorable !
Bonne semaine Pam .

Thankyou Michele

Belle prise !

Merci Philippe !

A great shot Pam and many thanks for posting to Fur, Fin and Feather.

Thankyou Jeff !

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Thankyou Ron !

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Thankyou again Ron !

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How adorable !
Thanks to do that.

Merci Christiane !

This is the one marsupial that kind of creeps me out! If I look at enough of them, I'll be cured, though. Maybe I'll put one on my desktop. ;-b

Good shot, obviously very close!

Thankyou Dian e !

I seem to have a herd of them this year !

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Thankyou Ron !

Nature ~ North America.

Thankyou again Ron !

vreemd hondje

Fred

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scherpe klauwtjes wel......

Yes they are ! They climb trees very easily !

Great shot Pam, I have never seen one of these before.

Thankyou Doug !

The only marsupial outside Australia !

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Awwwwwwwwwwwwww, how adorable is this?! Such a cutie pie.

Of course we have possums on our property. But we've never seen them! We don't feed them either though, so probably why we haven't seen coons either, though there are probably plenty as well. Did see a wild rat once outside. Plenty of mice, voles, a couple of shrews, and then the list just goes on. :)

Sweet that you offer food to the locals! :)

JANET... I ONLY FEED ENOUGH TO JUST ADD.. NOT MAKE DEPENDANT.

Superbe !!