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Casa Tangara dowii, Costa Rica: to claim our feathery gold

10,000 Birds

Sometime later, it was already dark and I was in a bathroom when Serge knocked at the door: Look out, opossum at the feeder! Like most of the lodge, this bathroom has a glass wall, this one overlooking the feeders and my lifer mammal, my first opossum ever. Checking the field guide, I came with a Common Opossum.

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How To (And Not To) Transport Wild Birds

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The prize for presentation goes to the folks who delivered this very small opossum to Michelle Wellard in Philadelphia. The carrier was a normal cardboard box, but the opossum was nestled on a square of white fur, surrounded by pinecones and greenery, and all of it was festively tied with a ribbon. How did Crystal react?

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Backyard Beneficiaries

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I’ve noted at least nine species of reptiles and amphibians, even our native opossum and squirrel. Over fifteen different butterflies frequent our yard now, but I’m certain there are more as I’m not that good with insects in general. Of course, various species of bats as well.

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Tufted Titmouse Plucking a Raccoon

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Naturalists examining old nests have identified raccoon, opossum, dog, fox squirrel, red squirrel, rabbit, horse, cow, cat, mouse, woodchuck, and even human hair in titmouse nests.

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Red-tailed Hawk Eating Breakfast

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Later in the morning I came across an Opossum that had been sliced nearly in half by the mower and I imagine that it wasn’t the only casualty of the poorly planned mowing. They do the entire landfill every-other-year instead of doing half each year.

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Hawk-Eagle Sweep in Costa Rica

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Like a Northern Goshawk on steroids with fancy plumage, these birds can take small monkeys, opossums, ibis, toucans, macaws, and other medium-sized animals of the rainforest. If a large, powerful bird of prey capable of terrorizing a Wild Turkey comes to mind, that may be a fair definition of a hawk-eagle. This curassow is great.

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Calling all animal lovers!

4 The Love Of Animals

Erubbermaids “Roughneck” homes create the perfect winter sanctuary for feral cats Opossums, raccoons and skunks. Other animals, like opossums, are more used to the cold but will take advantage of the spiffy new digs as well. If you’re looking for an inexpensive way to help the furry friends in your backyard, this is it.