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The snow is getting deeper but our lone little opossum is still visiting.
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When he gets scared or spots us in the window he runs for the woodshed.
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Climbing what must look like Mount Everest to a marsupial.
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He prefers melting snow that reveals grass and a few puddles from which to drink.
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Yes, they’re good to have around.
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And though they’re pretty humble looking creatures…
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We like Percy and wish him the best.
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River's world..... 
And the weird fact that the O is silent…right? We call them Possums. Hoping that’s not just us.
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Everyone does, including me… but they’re actually two distinct animals. The opossum is a North American marsupial with a pointy face and the O should be pronounced. The possum is an Australian marsupial with a round face, no O.
I write it correctly but still named him Percy Possum.
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Cute! We’ve never had one hang around like that. We have a “pet” woodchuck though. 😉
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We have a long time woodchuck resident. She lives under our barn and has babies every year. Which I blog about endlessly…
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Same. Our lives under our shed. The babies are so cute.🥰
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Percy is adorable. We call ours Polly, but we haven’t seen her in a while. We’ve seen her footprints in the snow, but not her.
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It’s rare for ours to be out during daylight. They must be extra hungry.
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My wife appreciates the pictures.
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Happy to pay her back for all the bunnies.
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Aw. 💟
People think they’re ugly. I think they’re adorable.
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They’re so homely, they’re cute.
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Percy is adorable! And love the name as well, lol. He looks like a good little fella, I sure hope he’s keeping warm.
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We haven’t figured out if he’s living under the barn or in the shed. But he’s close by.
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Percy is very cute. how do you know Percy is “he” and not a “she”. thanks for sharing the facts – such lovely little fellows yet they get such a bad rap – that for setting things straight.
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I have no idea if it’s a boy or girl. But it shall remain Percy until it proves differently.
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It is a great name
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We had always have at least one Petunia Possum visiting our yard. They love the compost pile for rotting fruit with extra bugs.
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A veritable opossum buffet.
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Another fact about them? They drive Doggo nuts when they’re on the fence or in the yard.
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No doubt!
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They are masters at playing dead, just like a lazy 13-year-old.
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