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I am surprised the bird feeder held him - it is about 2.4 metres high
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Not my greatest shot - but my FIRST of the possum- taken with inbuilt flash through the window hence the terrible reflections etc
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Young possum-2987- sitting above the shelter and below the net designed to keep out predators and possums!
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distant-02760 accidentally taken at f8 and 1/90sec 400iSO about 5 or 6 stops underexposed!
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No-flash-02790 darn flash and camera were not cooperating only got 5 shots
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possum-0281- never met such a cheeky one before, they usually run from me this one came right up to join the wallabies eating
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possum-crop1 from my one good shot where the camera fired and focused properly!
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W-S-golden-0501
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Gold Possum-0492
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attack-7546
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Face-blow-up-7550
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this-way-7553
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prowl-7558
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this-way-7554
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pause-7557
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down-7555
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possum-3257
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Possum-03259
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#2--safe-here-DSC08068-one of a possum's instincts if feeling threatened is to scramble up a tree, or in this case the perch I built by our front window
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#1 --"Oh just him!" -DSC08067- Poppa stayed at the bottom , checked me out and realised "Oh it is just him , no problem!"-Sony A77 - 800 ISO by inbuilt flash at f1.4
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#3- poppa-P3073497- Poppa having realised who i was sauntered right up to me then went on back to eating as if i did not exist , momma and child stayed up the perch and as it was drizzling I left them to come down when ready (Olympus 16000 ISO by torch)
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checking me out -DSC_2138-10,100ISO by hand held torch light
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upright-DSC_2136- which way? Does he have more food?
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Poppa-P3153605- these were experimental shots using either the 60mm macro (f2.8) my fastest Olympus lens or the Sony 50mm f1.4 lens with manual focus via an adapter
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on-line-P3153590
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mixed-P3153585
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Junior-up-P3153574
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