Tough Guy

Possums are wanderers, rarely staying in one place twice. And this one was wandering through an Indiana wetland when it came out of a patch of weeds and met up with me.

Is that determination in his face or surprise? How did it lose that nip of ear? The possum wandered a bit, pretending I did not exist all the while eyeing me out of the corner of its eye. And then it headed off in no particular hurry.

Opossum

Counting on being camouflaged this young opossum hung on  and watched as I passed with the dogs underneath.

 I see more opossums in the day light hours of winter than other seasons. But, unlike most animals, they never stay in one spot for very long.  

Possum

This little guy was out rummaging and trying very hard to ignore me as our paths crossed along the way.

Cleaning up

Tiny pink feet and toes walking through the February snow; this opossum was taking advantage of warm temperatures and was hunting food well before dark the other day at Coffee Creek.

Rabbits are having a hard time at Coffee Creek lately. Something seems to be killing them off, leaving little scraps of fur and entrails which this opossum was cleaning up. I can only speculate what is doing the dirty deed to the rabbits; could be an owl feeding babies this time of the year.

Opossums rarely stay in an area very long so I have no hope of seeing this guy again. Opossums are the wanderers of the animal world.