While working from home today, Eric noticed a small Opossum (Didelphis virginiana) walking quickly along the fence in our backyard. The Opossum made its way to the far back corner of the yard and then paused. We could hear it chewing on something, but couldn't see what it had found. The Opossum was below some fruit trees, so perhaps it discovered an older fallen plum?
Eventually the Opossum turned, looked around, and started back the way it had come, providing an excellent view of its wonderful ears, grizzled fur, pink toes, and long tail:
Perhaps you can tell that this Opossum is quite small — its body (without the tail) was only ~7-8 inches (17-20 cm) long. We've seen Opossums in our yard before, but it's been a while. Here's a photo from August 2016 in a post called "Looking for summer fruit."
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