Barbara and Tim Lloyd knocked on my door last week about sunset to come see the opossum sitting on neighbor Rick Davis’ front porch. Patty Hoyer was walking Zoe, Grace, and Emma and they stopped to watch, too. I think it might have been Oliver. Oliver is the name we’ve given the opossum that lives under our front porch deck. Barbara and Tim wondered if possibly the opossum was sick since it was out and about and seemed oblivious to our stares, albeit from across the street. I googled and read that opossum rarely get rabies. I think I read that there are only 4 known cases in the USA.

If you want to learn more about opossum and other ravine wildlife, come to the Adena Brook Community potluck on May 15, 6 – 8 PM when Craig Seidel, Ohio Wildlife Center educator will bring a few OWC residents to show us. I know we’ll see a great grey owl, opossum, and kestrel.