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Hunter Region Landcare Network shared Lake Macquarie Landcare's post.

4 days ago

...and happy Earth Day!This week's Landcare sighting comes to us from Deidre Schaefer of The Knoll Landcare, who recently spotted this Common brushtail possum (Trichosurus vulpecula) at her Landcare site in Eleebana.

The brush-tailed possum is the most widely distributed possum in Australia. It can be found in forests and woodlands all along the east coast, and also lives in inland areas along tree-lined rivers and creeks. A nocturnal animal, it is active at night and usually spends the day sleeping.

The Common brushtail possum is the Australian marsupial most often seen by city-dwellers, as it is one of few that thrives in cities, as well as a wide range of natural and human-modified environments. Around human habitations, the possums are inventive and determined foragers with a liking for fruit trees, vegetable gardens, and kitchen raids.

If you have an interesting nature or wildlife picture, we’d love to see it! Send your photos and drawings to lro@lakemac.nsw.gov.au and you could feature in our Landcare Sightings segment. ... See MoreSee Less

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