As I looked out the back window this past week, that was my question. We frequently have gray, black or orange visitor cats. Although, the gray cat is dark charcoal colored not light gray. The furry visitor was not a dog. What was it? As the tail came into view, the identity became clear.
Did I successfully conserve the mystery? Surprise, it is a ….
It is the only remaining marsupial species that remains in North America! See this September post for more information.
¡Olé! and gracias for visiting. Please say hello and leave a note below. –Rebecca
This is #13 for the “past” theme, #Pastsquares with Becky B.
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I didn’t realise they also came in grey. I thought they were all brown. Lovely photo of a bushy tail!
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I was thinking this morning that the possum’s hairdo looks a lot like Rod Stewart. The tails are hairless so the animals can hang upside down from tree branches. Sorry the photos are a bit blurry through the window screen. I was in a hurry to take the photo before the creature ambled away.
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You still have more marsupials than we do in the UIK!
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Thanks for your comment, Margaret. Marsupials are quite uncommon across the world, aren’t they?
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Indeed. Europe ain’t got a single one.
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You’re right! I think it’s because of that time South America was an island for 20 million years, that somehow included Australia. I still want to research the Australia part further…
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I know. Funny old thing, that jigsaw puzzle of the earth.
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Great way to describe it!
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Brilliant – the tail is definitely a give away!
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Yes, I put it lower in the post so it didn’t show up in my listing banner unaware! : )
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cunning 😀
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I’ve heard opposums are really sweet creatures: they aren’t vermin like rats and raccoons, and thet mind their own business. I haven’t seen one before, so it’s really cool you got to see one!
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Thanks for your comments, Rebecca. This one was so cute how it was strolling the neighborhood through the back yards. One really positive fact about opossums is they eat ticks, like the ones that cause lymes disease! That makes them friends in my book. : )
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cool! Possums are cute, or so I’ve been told!
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They were here in the Americas long before people were and they eat ticks so I think they’re pretty great. Our visitor looked very cute, very woolly!
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Oh well I didn’t know they eat ticks that is good they are nasty little things 😆
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