I sometimes get lucky and have wildlife walk right up to me and I am able to make some great photos but sometimes they don’t. This Opossum did walk pass me but I was busy photographing something else and didn’t even see it until it passed me. One of my rules is to Always Be [...]
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I always like watching Opossums because they are such strange creatures. Here is a photo of the feet I posted of one awhile back: Possum Feet Note: One of my first photos that appeared somewhere other than my website was one of an Opossum. The Smithsonian used one for a TV show called “Stories from [...]
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Opossums have soft, rounded opposable thumbs with no nails, on their hindfeet. Their front feet are soft and tender, much like a human hand.
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Opossums are usually solitary and nomadic, staying in one area as long as food and water are easily available. Some families will group together in ready-made burrows or even under houses. Though they will temporarily occupy abandoned burrows, they do not dig or put much effort into building their own. As nocturnal animals, they favor [...]
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I found 3 baby possums in my yard but the mother possum was nowhere around. The sad thing is that all three later died. The baby possum above was very sick when I discovered it. It had a bad eye that looked infected. (Not shown in photo). Update: I have been receiving so many comments [...]
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This photo will be used in the television series entitled “Stories from the Vaults” for Smithsonian Networks. Currently, we are producing a show on STRI, the Smithsonian Tropical Research Center, located in Panama. At one point during the show, we discuss the immigration of various species into North America via the Isthmus of Panama. We [...]
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