Backyard and Beyond

I heard this before I saw it. I thought the sound was sourced by White-throated Sparrows kicking dry, loose leaves out of the way as they foraged. My first glimpse of the light-colored fur had me thinking a feral cat was coming this way.
But no, it was Didelphis virginiana. I think because I was already standing still, eye-balling the nearby Field Sparrows, this Virginia Opossum just carried on foraging for delicious opossum treats. That’s a broad category, “delicious opossum treats,” as they’ll eat almost anything: animal, vegetable, garbage. Big tick-vacuums, too, don’t forget, so let’s hear it for them!