A common brushtail possum emerges from a bush on one of my night hikes in Cradle Mountain National Park in Tasmania, Australia. Nikon D810 with Nikkor 200-400mm lens (at 340mm) ISO 800, f/4 at 1/160th of a second, Nikon SB-900 flash.
In the Northern Hemisphere, possums are repulsive in a clockwise direction. In the Southern Hemisphere, possums are repulsive in a counterclockwise direction.
Who startled who? I’m surprised he stayed around long enough for you to snap his portrait. He looks smaller than our local possums, almost sweet peering out from the shrubbery. (The ones by my house were not sweet.)
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A common brushtail possum emerges from a bush on one of my night hikes in Cradle Mountain National Park in Tasmania, Australia. Nikon D810 with Nikkor 200-400mm lens (at 340mm) ISO 800, f/4 at 1/160th of a second, Nikon SB-900 flash.
In the Northern Hemisphere, possums are repulsive in a clockwise direction. In the Southern Hemisphere, possums are repulsive in a counterclockwise direction.
Who startled who? I’m surprised he stayed around long enough for you to snap his portrait. He looks smaller than our local possums, almost sweet peering out from the shrubbery. (The ones by my house were not sweet.)