Hello, Friends! It’s been a couple of weeks since I last blogged. It’s time for an update on the goings-on at Wild Angels. Autumn is when things begin to slow down a little. There’s still plenty to do, but baby season is finally behind us!
Let’s start with squirrels. Some time ago, Older Daughter took in a single baby squirrel, eyes still closed. Then another baby squirrel (from a different situation) came in, eyes still closed. Then two baby squirrels came in together, eyes just opened. Well the second group of two (the older group) moved to an outdoor enclosure a while ago. It’s been so long since I wrote that I haven’t yet posted the pictures of these two learning to eat on their own (before moving to their outdoor enclosure). I think baby squirrels first learning to balance on their haunches and holding food is SO cute!
These two moved to an outdoor enclosure quite a while back. You might remember this squirrel enclosure. It is very tall with large pieces of driftwood so that the squirrels can do alot of learning to climb. These pictures don't show the layout of the enclosure - close-ups for the sake of cuteness!
This pair has JUST been released. They will make their home in the wooded area here. And Older will be leaving food out for them.
The younger two are coming right along. They recently started eating on their own. They will soon move to the outdoor enclosure.
Now I’m guessing you remember the mom opossum with her nine babies in the pouch. She was found in the middle of a road in a pool of blood. She is doing quite well. She has her own outdoor enclosure. This is how she normally sleeps (smile).
Opossums do not live in family groups. So once the babies are big enough to survive on their own, they do not want to be in a large group (like mom and nine babies). Luckily, Older was able to move four of the babies to another rehabber. The remaining five are living two together, and three singly. Look at those beautiful ears!
At the end of August I told you about a raccoon that came to Wild Angels who had been hit by a car. She made a complete recovery and has been successfully released. Here she is when she was living in her outdoor enclosure (before release).
I’ll end with a story about an opossum that I unfortunately do not have a picture of. Last week Younger Daughter and her husband were driving home from dinner out. They’d met in town so they had two vehicles. The drive to where we all live is via a curvy, country road. Younger’s husband was ahead of her. She watched as an opossum ran directly in front of his truck. She saw the opossum get thrown off the road. She immediately pulled to the side of the road and threw her vehicle into park. She kicked off her heels and bailed off into the tall grass beside the road. She found the opossum and put it in her car. There was some blood around its mouth. She called and then headed to her sister’s house. Miraculously, this opossum was uninjured. The blood on the mouth was from this gal biting her tongue during the accident. Evidently she barely made contact with the side of the tire when she started into the road. Older kept her for a few days to observe her, but all was well. She has been released.
See you next week. Happy Autumn!