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#Possums

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Another beautiful, mild, sunny & dry day. When I took Fred outside earlier (George opted to sunbathe in the catio), he was intrigued by a noise in the ti-tree, but neither of us could see anything. When George came bolting out a little while later, I grabbed him &saw a cute little ringtail possum not far above us. Unusual to still be out at that time of morning. I’ll put out some apple tonight by way of recompense for any anxiety bit suffered. Needless to say, the cats were quickly brought inside. (George has just managed to open the garage door in the laundry. Better check what he’s getting up to…)

For the first time in over a month I walked through the Fitzroy Gardens to go to the free tram zone in the CBD to catch a tram to work. I am recovering from bruised ribs and was boringly sensible about recovery so not much walking over the last few weeks because that made the pain worse. No pain from the walk today - yay!

I saw a possum scarper across the path from one tree to the next. It made me think of living in Singapore where I would gasp with joy seeing a squirrel doing the same. The way that the possum ran was like it was a heftier squirrel. I am guessing it is a young one that may have pestered someone in the family and was kicked out until it behaved better? They are nocturnal creatures so you don't usually see them during daylight. However, with our ridiculous extension of daylight saving time, it was only around half an hour after sunrise when I took this photo.

So there you go. My philosophical deep thought for the day: A possum is a heftier form of a squirrel.

Have a good day!
#Melbourne #possums

just got home from the
#Hobart Farm Gate #Markets
(my #possums & #kangaroos are gourmet, insist on #organic local food)

One thing that i learnt is that #Tasmania has many boutique #whiskey and #gin #distilleries

They are all there wth $200 bottles..
"Would you like a taste sir?""

Dont mind if i do.

Are you getting the hints of oak on this, getting peat on that one?"

"Mate all im getting is smashed!
See you next sunday!

By the time I left I was half cut.

The snakes belong here

"Years-long research project finds snakes become 'very disoriented', lose weight and get sick when relocated.The snakes belong here. They have always been here and it's us humans coming in needing to learn how to live better with snakes."
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abc.net.au/news/2025-02-09/res
#native #wildlife #habitat #HomeRange #snakes #possums #relocation #translocation #sprawl #pets #HWI #HumanWildlifeInteractions