Saturday, January 27, 2024

The first opossum sighting of 2024 in Tompkins Square Park

Thanks to EVG reader Richard for this up-close shot from yesterday in Tompkins Square Park. 

There have been opossum sightings through the years in the Park (hence its own EVG opossum tag).

And now some facts about these members of the marsupial order Didelphimorphia:
Opossums' diet includes all types of bugs and insects, including cockroaches, crickets, and beetles. They also eat mice and rats. Nocturnal opossums are attracted to neighborhoods by the availability of water, pet food left out at night, and overripe, rotting fruit.
Odd that opossums would be attracted to this neighborhood — as we have none of these things!

8 comments:

Anonymous said...

Is that Opie ?
Sooo cute !
I want him !

Anonymous said...

Opossums never wash their hands after going to the bathroom

Anonymous said...

opposum day is the best

DrGecko said...

Hey some of my best friends are overripe, rotting fruit!

ProudGentrifier79 said...

@12:17pm...Well considering there are no bathrooms in the park....

Glenn said...

The new neighborhood heroes! I detest rats and mice so I’m praying for an opossum population explosion.

$HANE said...

I was sitting on my stoop near 1st&1st at 1:30am last night and a huge Possum strolled by. I didn't have my phone on me, so no pics:(

$HANE said...

I saw one last night on 1st St.