So, given that we had an extra pole available, I hung a suet feeder with a 'woodpecker favorite' block a couple of days ago. In the morning, the feeder was open and there was no sign of suet. My gardening companion started joking about racoons and opossums. Hmmm.
Optimistic about such things, I bought two more suet cakes and put the feeder hanging from a much higher point on a young maple tree. Surely opposums or racoons wouldn't climb up trees to get suet? Hmm.
Sure enough, this morning the suet feeder was on the ground and the suet nowhere to be seen.
But, this evening towards sunset, we caught a glimpse of the culprit. (My gardening companion points out that my suet eater is back). Hrmph.A large, robust, and very healthy-looking opossum was rumbling up the slope, presumably sniffing for the suet that the nice woman up in the house keeps leaving for me.
I only managed a blurry shot through the window, and opening the balcony door, s/he skittered downslope, well-fed from two blocks of suet over the last couple of days!
