Opossum by kbrog
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Description
Out in the back yard
Night capture
Opossums are native to North, Central and South America and are nocturnal marsupial tree dwellers.
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Comments (33)
eekdog
cool critter Kim, thanks for sharing.
artistheat
Now Would You Grill it or Bake It..LOL..Excellent Capture
dochtersions
Strange visitors you get there, Kim. What a stunning "pig", never seen this before. A great night capture you could make from it.
emmecielle
Fantastic capture! :)
BIPOLARTWO
It look's like a big rat with fingers
kbrog
Just to let you know they are not related to rats and this one is about the size of a house cat. They are by nature timid animals and will only fight when backed into a corner. But when they do! Watch out! Those little fingers hide retractable clawers and they have long needle like teeth.
helanker
OH! We dont have such one here. It is a strange looking creature, Kim :-D
West_coaster07
Great capture! Having just returned from New Zealand after spending 9 months there, I can tell you that they have an estimated 70 million of them which they are trying their hardest to eradicate. As an introduced species they have no natural predators to keep them in check. These pests are causing irreparable damage killing both native birds and trees in very large numbers. In Australia I'm told they are protected... New Zealand they have a bounty on their heads. Countries just across the ditch from each other have such different experiences..
ia-du-lin
lovely guy, beautiful shot
Feliciti
really cool and strange animal indeed !! great captured too!!
Dreamingbee
oh my !!!! how cool !!!! fantastic
Mara105
wow,fantastic shot !!!!!!!!
jayfar
Great shot Kim and I bet it looks much more attractive by daylight!!
farmerC
Shining shot.
drifterlee
Cute little critter!
npauling
An excellent night capture but gosh they do a lot of damage in our country as they are out of control. They eat our native trees. They are quite edible in a possum stew but very few of us eat them as you wouldn't know if it had been poisoned or not.
jeroni
Elegant and beautfiful composition
clbsmiley
We have them here in Texas along with Raccoons. and Armadillos. Those are the three I see the most of here.
greyone
Great capture of this little critter. Seldome see them in the day time here. but they are active in the night.
mgtcs
Excellent and very cute photo my friend, amazing work Kim! Well done!
jocko500
you going to make a pie tonight? lol just kidding. this is a good shot of this animal
danapommet
Great shot Kim. When we were kids, we were told to NEVER hurt a possum because they only lived in New England. Behold - they are everywhere. :>)
Richardphotos
outstanding night capture.they would not fare well entering my yard with my dogs.they both have their eyes on a pesky squirrel that has been getting in one tree.if I see it again I will set a trap
vaggabondd
euuuuuuu looks like a big rat to me lol
angora
dutch saying: 'the later on the evening, the more beautiful the people' (guess that had something to do with booze? but used 'in general' nowadays) pretty visitor!!! great capture!
Debwhosmiles
Really enjoying the range of comments on this one~ ;) Nice live capture of this pesky night visitor. They may not be related to rats but they are very rat-like in that they eat anything (thus I would never eat one, dirty meat), they reproduce like mad, nasty-up where they live (bodily functions, chewing up stuff), and harbor disease. Yes, I have shot dozens and have at least one living in my shop that comes out at night and eats my cats' food and fights with them, that I will shoot on sight when the opportunity arises. Aside from the above I have nothing against them as long as they keep to their wild wooded territory and not mine. >.<
jendellas
Yhey are funny looking little critters, great to see one!!!
0rest4wicked
With that glow in it's eye, it looks to be up to no good!
mariogiannecchini
Great capture , Kim !Esxcellent photo and colors !
moochagoo
I've never seen one in nature !