It’s been relatively slow at the camera trap lately, but I do have a steady stream of these little guys walking through tree saplings in the back woods just about every night. From my surveillance camera, I can see that one of the opossums has been making a habit of crawling up on top of my camera trap itself, and scratching his/her back up against the sharp edges. Nikon D810 with Nikkor 17-35mm lens (at 20mm) ISO 500, f/14 at 1/200th of a second, Cognisys camera box, trail monitor and remote flash units.
Opossums and possums are different animals. Opossums live in North and South America, while possums live in Australia and other countries. Found an oppossum [MA] once in a box in my garage. They have a habit of playing dead when a possible threat is around [like another predator or a human being]. Had to nudge it lightly to wake it up to get it to crawl out of the box. It went on its merry way.
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It’s been relatively slow at the camera trap lately, but I do have a steady stream of these little guys walking through tree saplings in the back woods just about every night. From my surveillance camera, I can see that one of the opossums has been making a habit of crawling up on top of my camera trap itself, and scratching his/her back up against the sharp edges. Nikon D810 with Nikkor 17-35mm lens (at 20mm) ISO 500, f/14 at 1/200th of a second, Cognisys camera box, trail monitor and remote flash units.
Haha, I like this little guy!
What a sweet little face!
What’s the difference between a possum and an opossum?
Opossums and possums are different animals. Opossums live in North and South America, while possums live in Australia and other countries. Found an oppossum [MA] once in a box in my garage. They have a habit of playing dead when a possible threat is around [like another predator or a human being]. Had to nudge it lightly to wake it up to get it to crawl out of the box. It went on its merry way.
Great capture. Love them.They eat hundreds of ticks every night. That’s a very valuable service.