Update 18th April 2022 - An anniversary and some sad news

This blog has now been up for ten years, but the anniversary sort of snuck up on me and I haven't prepared any sort of special post to mark the event. And also there has been some very sad news which has put a damper on things: Darcel was found dead. He was found next to a power pole and appears to have been electrocuted.

Darcel - 20^th Mar 2022

Update 4th March 2022 - Introducing Hapi

Wink's new baby is now back-riding and has been named Hapi.

Wink with Hapi back-riding - 28^th Feb 2022

Baby Possum Alert

For a few days now, Wink's baby (her second) has been venturing out of her pouch and making a pest of itself in the nestbox. So now is the time for a Baby Possum Alert.

Update 19th January 2022 - Introducing Darcel

 Sasha's new baby is now back-riding and has been named Darcel.

Darcel back-riding on Sasha - 14^th Jan 2022

Update 25th December 2021 - Baby Possum Alert

For a few days now, Sasha's latest baby (her 14^th) has been venturing out of her pouch when in the nestbox. So now is the time for a Baby Possum Alert.

Sasha can normally be seen in box 3 or 5. Unfortunately, the camera in box 3 isn't very good at the moment.

Update 25th November 2021 - In Memory of Marcel

First some very sad news; Marcel was hit by a car on the road. He was found in the morning, badly injured, and had to be euthanized by the vet. He has been buried in the garden next to Rahmet.

Marcel - 26^th July 2021 [Photo by Xesce]

Update 2nd October 2021 - Introducing Jedi

Shane has brought (at some risk - see later) her first baby to show the humans. The baby is a tough and active one and has been named Jedi. I think Jedi is female, but I'm not sure.

Jedi - 2^nd Oct 2021

Update 16th August 2021 - Introducing Blake and Blossom

Sasha's latest baby is back-riding and has been named Blake. Wink's baby has also just started back-riding and has been named Blossom. Here are photos of the two youngsters on their first visits to the house.

Blake back-riding on Sasha - 29^th July 2021 [Photo by Xesce]

Blossom back-riding on Wink - 12^th August 2021

Update 22nd July 2021 - Record Number of Box Possums

On a couple of occasions recently, four possum boxes have been occupied simultaneously. Not only that, but all of the possums are females with pouch babies, so there were actually a total of eight possums in the boxes. This would have to be a record.

Possum Box Camera Overview - 18^th July 2021

Baby Possum Alert

Despite its small size and the relatively cold temperatures, Sasha's latest baby (her 13^th) is now venturing out of her pouch when in the nestbox. So now is the time for a Baby Possum Alert.

Sasha can normally be seen in box 1 or 7, but occasionally uses box 2.

Baby climbing on Sasha in Box 1 - 9^th July 2021

By the way, if anyone is having difficulty with the streaming video not displaying when trying to view the boxes, please let me know, either by email or by posting a comment on this blog. There is an issue with how some recent browsers work in some situations that causes them to block streaming. I am looking at a permanent solution to this, but there are things I can do temporarily to get it working if people are having problems now.