The frigid nighttime temperatures are getting exhausting- it’s not usually this cold (in the teens and 20s) for this extended a period. Dripping faucets, heaters on pipes, down comforters on beds. The opossums stay nice and warm in their Clawsable heated cat houses and I have straw-filled beds set up for any wildlife needing respite….
Meet the overwintering opossums! All of them were too small to release when the weather was pleasant and the food plentiful, so they are staying until spring. They won’t be doing very much over the next few months but I’ll try to keep their brains and bodies active through enriching toys and objects, and changes…
After the bone-chilling cold we had here in Georgia, a lot of people asked how to help the wildlife affected by the cold. I’m going to talk about creating a wildlife habitat in your yard. The opossum you see here is using her tail to gather leaves to line her nest. She isn’t preparing it…
