Playing Possum.

[Paul]

I was crusin' down this gravel road and I notived something sneaking into the ditch on my left. So I stopped jumped out with camera in hand only to be face to face with this guy. I got back in the vehicle and then he laid down and pretended to be dead, so I took his picture.

[mmeyer]

You're lucky all you got is a a picture. I bet you'll look twice before you jump into a ditch after something won't you.

[MN Shutterbug]

Oddest looking possum I've ever seen. And hey, better to be face to face than face to you know what.

[JayinMN]

Hey maybe its a skunk with Narcolepsy!...

[jonny_redhorse]

Lol!...Narcoleptic "Pepe Le Pew"

[DMN]

Definately not a subject for Macro work. I would want a long, long lens.

DMN

[Paul]

No doubt DMN, I was using a 300mm for that nasty stinky thing.

[Dbl]

Yikes! I think I might have kept moving on, you are brave Paul! 800mm might have been about the right length to get a shot of him.

[mcary]

Nice shot Paul. That's certainly closer than I would ever want to be to one of those.

[mountaindew]

300mm is smart to use. Keep your distant! 2 years ago, in my barn, I walked into a skunk that was feeding on cat food, and it sprayed me! I had to soak a bath inside the kiddie pool for 3 hours before some of the smell finally wore off.

NASTY SMELL!!!!!!

[Steve Foss]

Never saw a skunk play dead before. Paul, thanks for showing that one in here. Neat pic.