Opossum photographed  by Marie Adamcryck - January 3, 2014 Rice Lake

Opossum photographed by Marie Adamcryck – January 3, 2014 Rice Lake

A strange creature that I had never spotted before died in my barnyard this week . I know it is a Virginia Opossum opossum but did not know they lived in the area. 

Marie Adamcryck, Rice Lake

Virginia Opossum in Ennismore - 2011

Virginia Opossum in Ennismore – 2011

(Note:  The Virginia Opossum has been expanding its range northward into the Kawarthas in recent years. I hear of four or five sightings on an average year. They have even turned up right in Peterborough. D.M.)

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Drew Monkman

I am a retired teacher, naturalist and writer with a love for all aspects of the natural world, especially as they relate to seasonal change.