Nature's Place

A little banana satisfies a prowling possum. She is wild but still feels safe enough to take from the hand.

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This ring-tail possum is more secretive, only showing up after the other and later in the night when food is gone.

She’s a tough little thing, solid muscle. You’d have to be to do the aerobatics she does on the roof at nigh and survive.

She waited for me to go before resuming her approach to a little food. It will take time to know her well.

And a little bread, wholemeal with grain and/or seed, no white bread and no sugar or other additions. Just plain food.

… the other one.

They come from above at night. One from across the road, travelling on the power line. Another from the roof of the house. Both are looking for food.

And since they are already here, and there’s no denying them – can’t evict the one in the roof and the other lives elsewhere – so I feed them on occasion.

They appear to be gentle creatures but they are also wild nature and not to be treated with carelessly. The grey will take food from the hand but the other is too wary – different treatment at home perhaps.

It’s one of life’s pleasures, attending the wild creatures, big and small. One of my pleasures.

We’ve got to give space to something besides ourselves, or they/it will all disappear.

© Mark Berkery ……. Click on those pictures for a closer look

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