After the possum I posted last week, I was thinking of this forum when I was 10 metres up a Boab tree (Brachychiton rupestris) and saw this little fellow. He popped his head up from an Ivory Curl (Buckinghamia celssisima). He's a different species of possum, a ringtail - admittedly not as attractive as our brushtail and rather less common. Sorry about my $20 phone photo. The ivory curl is looking good, though.
You were 10 meters up a tree!! I take it from your avatar photograph that you are a tree surgeon either that or you haven't grown up and enjoy climbing tall trees. I'm glad you were up there though or we wouldn't have the photograph of your Ringtail Possum.
Around here arborists hire someone else (dumber) to go that far up a tree. You might consider it . . . . Cute possum, though. I love Australian wildlife!
No doubt you have a head for heights @Brisbane Trees I love getting introduced to new wildlife I never knew about. Thanks for posting the ringtail possum for us!
And I won't get more than 5 feet (1.5 meters) off the ground! Thank you for posting the photo. It is interesting to see animals from different parts of the world. I also enjoy the different plants. I looked up the boab tree and it is unique. The shape of the trunk reminded me of a wine bottle! The Ivory Curl reminds me of the Fringe tree (Chionanthus retusus) we have here.
So that is how it looks like in the day. I was not able to see one in the day when I was in Brisbane 2 years ago. Thanks Brisbane tree.
