I have to ask, do you have a Possum as a pet, or was that just your sense of humor including it?

I was seeing these last fall, as they would come up at dusk to eat all the black sunflower seeds, the birds threw out of the feeder. I had one that came out after the extreme cold snap in February, as it was smelling the kibbles I left out for the outdoor cat. And it scared the heck out of me when I came out of the shop, and would not stand down. I had to kick it to get it to run off. I suspect it came out of hibernation very hungry. I was seeing raccoons as well last fall, but not seeing them currently in the back yard. We had a big blow here August 10 (the Derecho 120MPH winds, about 100 miles in north south length that ran from central Iowa to Indiana), and I bet every tree that had a hollow in it was taken out. I'm still repairing the buildings. Roofing was blown off, as well as vinyl fascia. I don't think many raccoons survived the winter. But I do see some road kill.