Everything Animals

[MaineCoonMama]

I've never come across a possum in real life. They always creeped me out a little with how they looked, lol, but recently I've seen various clips of them interacting with humans and they seem quite docile. They carry quite a few babies, right?

I think so, yes. My brother lives in the Northern Territory and has some friendly possums. They come right up to the house to get some bread or fruit, they even have names like Thomas and Jeremy.
One turned up with a baby sugar glider on her back, where she found it I don't know!
Brother also has wallabies and kangaroos on his property, roos are scary but the wallabies are sweet.

 

[Maid22]

That sounds like 'swooping season' here in Australia except we get magpies doing it. People wear ice cream containers with eyes drawn on the back to stop them, or bike helmets with pipe cleaners sticking out.

Oh I've never heard of that! I really don't like magpies, they killed a baby dove last year
We do have a couple of jaybirds here, most folks think they just have an awful squawk, but they fascinate me when they're 'talking' I don't know how to explain it, to me, one of the best things I've ever heard from a bird

 

[Maid22]

Just noticed the swallows are back that makes me so happy.

 

[Maid22]

Oh, yes I love birds! I'm lucky enough to live in a part of Australia that has kookaburras, galahs and cockatoos everywhere. They're loud but gorgeous.

Oh you really have such pretty birds over there

 

[Tatooine_legend1]

Anyone else seen this? I've seen it a handful of times at this point, but always amuses me. Someone mentioned rats, but this is great. It's funny how the magpies are trying to follow the action. I am just imagining them instigating the fight, lol.