Rick found this little guy in our garbage "non-sustainable items container" this past weekend.
I thought he/she looked rather cute.
However, I never take photos of the little buggers because of their TEETH.
Normally I just go in the house and tell Rick to get the possum looking thing out of the garbage non-sustainable item container.
After harassing Britt and her friends to come look at it, Richard took it to a nearby wildlife park and let it run free to terrorize other garbage can non-sustainable item container owners whose homes border the park. Wasn't that nice.
Don't worry, it's a big park.
biggggggggggg
In other wild Florida news, this little guy has been in our back yard several times this week.
Rick seems to think he won't last very long around here.
Well, after watching him run through the yard on the first day, I thought he was a fast enough little bunny, but had second thoughts the next day after he hung around too long to let me take his photo. Not a good thing in a yard with 3 cats.
I'm gonna name him Forest.
Guess why....
That is all for today on our Wild America!
they do look scary, possums!
Posted by: Janet | May 27, 2008 at 06:24 PM
The possums themselves look mundane enough; those teeth will drain the blood from my face, though.
If we're sharing wildlife pictures I could probably get a quick one of the canal rats... No? Just a thought... LOL!
Posted by: pam | May 27, 2008 at 09:07 PM
not a chance, Pam. rat pics are worse than spiders!
Their teeth are, Janet! ugh
Posted by: Laura | May 27, 2008 at 09:15 PM
I definitely prefer the bunny!
Posted by: kenju | May 28, 2008 at 12:15 AM
We also have three cats, so most of the wildlife I see in my yard is no longer so wild. Although last week one cat brought a live chipmunk in the house - I was wild. Thanks for the wildlife lesson this morning!
Posted by: Kathy/lessons from the laundry | May 28, 2008 at 07:19 AM
Those possums do come preloaded with nice dentation.
Trash cans are a magnet for the little buggers here too.
Neat bunny. I hope he's fast. I guess the armadillo garden defense might keep him out too?
Posted by: FC | May 28, 2008 at 11:26 AM
Those guys do come with BIG SCARY TEETH ... and an attitude!
Cute bunny, has it found your lettuce yet? ;)
Posted by: Seamus | May 28, 2008 at 08:01 PM
Seamus, he hasn't found the garden yet (as far as I know). If he gets into the tomatoes, he's gonna be rabbit stew!
FC, he has the run of the neighborhood and I've seen him slipping underneath the fence and runninng out of the yard that way. Wild rabbits are common around here. I'm hoping word doesn't spread that I've got the garden, or they'll all start coming!
Kathy, a live chipmunk? ohhhh, that's just plain sad. They're very cute lil guys. My cats would understand, however. :)
Kenju, he is cute, but I wish he'd find another yard to visit. I have a feeling he won't last long over here. :(
Posted by: Laura | May 29, 2008 at 07:15 AM
years ago, when we lived in South Miami there was a freeze one night. the next morning you came in to tell me there was a dead possum in the back yard. I checked, sure enough he looked dead. We went to get the shovel to dig a nice hole in which to bury him. When we got back it was gone. Guess it was playing possum.
Our beagle liked to chase the possum that lived in this area. Always worried us. Don't know where it came from or where it goes. do you think it is the same possum that was in our yard in So. Miami. LoL
Posted by: mom | May 29, 2008 at 08:41 PM