Possum...

[msfledermaus]

As I was throwing out the garbage today I ran into my nice neighbor Leslie, who asked me, "Would you like to meet somebody?"

I followed her to the back of the chicken coop, and sitting in a live-trap was a shivering opossum, with wide dark eyes. "He was going for the chickens and the apples, I think. I'll take him to Wildlife Rescue and they'll release him somewhere else."

Poor cute little guy. I'm usually grossed out by pictures of opossums, but this guy was just cold and scared. I wanted to knit him a small sweater with a hood. *shakes head* But we can't have him going after the undoubtably tasty chickens, so there we are...

Comments

[halfmoon-mollie.livejournal.com]

'm usually grossed out by pictures of opossums, but this guy was just cold and scared. I wanted to knit him a small sweater with a hood.

Bless your sweet soul, Mausi!

[emschin.livejournal.com]

I'm picturing the look on the faces of the Wildlife people when you bring in an opposum with a little sweater with the hood pulled up. :^)

[msfledermaus.livejournal.com]

Well, you shoulda seen the poor thing, it was just shivering so hard. It must have been a cold night for him sitting in the cage with nothing but a can of tunafish for dinner. (Leslie used one as bait.)

He even looked...pettable, except for that huge mouth full of teeth.

We've got some interesting wildlife out here lately. Geese, of course and raccoons, so we keep the lids nice and tight on the trash cans. The opossums, apparently. Lots of songbirds, and I saw a beaver swimming in the river on my way home from work the other day. I really like it here!

[msfledermaus.livejournal.com]

"Escuse me, ma'am...was this 'possum wearing this when you found him?"
"Nooooo....I had some extra yarn in the house and he looked sort of chilly..."

*giggle*