Eliza Barry

News, weather, photography & nature enthusiast. Former reporter, current library director. 📸

[For the love of Missy. @MissyBBBobtail]

$100 chewy gift card to the lucky adopter of Violet. Run and scoop her up now.

[Eliza Barry @plisder]

@MissyBBBobtail @MrPitbull07 @BetweenTheSun Yes! I love them.

[Mr PitBull Stories @MrPitbull07]

Opossums live short, difficult lives, yet they spend their nights doing work many people never see.

Most only live about one to two years in the wild. They move through backyards, forests, roadsides, and neighborhoods after dark, searching for food while avoiding cars, dogs, predators, and harsh weather. Their lives are brief, but their role in nature is meaningful.

Opossums help clean the world around you. They eat pests, insects, carrion, and sometimes even venomous snakes. They also help reduce ticks, which can carry disease. In their quiet way, they support the balance of the places they pass through.

Still, many people fear them because of how they look or because they appear at night. But opossums are usually shy, gentle animals. When scared, they often freeze, hiss, drool, or play dead because they want to survive, not attack.

Kindness can be simple. Give them space. Do not harm them. Slow down when you see one near the road. Let them keep doing the work nature gave them.

Opossums may not live long, but they leave the world cleaner than they found it.

[Eliza Barry @plisder]

@NewEnglandInfo @earthcurated @EricJStorm1 @Lighthouse_Hunt @VisitNH @fodorstravel @PeteNBCBoston This is beautiful!

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@MPanda73 Right?? I think there may be some major changes on my horizon.

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This is what can happen to your yard when the ZBA allows people to build monstrosities on non confirming lots and when other neighbors cut down their trees. 😪

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@mamajello @FPWellman @Acyn Nothing shocks me anymore. Sadly.

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@VanIsleGardener @christinedemar I will enjoy your photos even more!

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@VanIsleGardener @christinedemar I lost two rose bushes. We’ve been too dry here for too long. I can’t see any other explanation. Both were well established. Losing a boxwood too. Trying to save it.

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@mamajello @FPWellman @Acyn 🤣

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@RoppityPhotos Awww.

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@BertsosTim @TheFungi669 🤣

[Megan Johnson @megansarahj]

Get in losers, we’re buying the tiny truro house for $295k!

https://t.co/fGjlQ1xyMG

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@kimahesse Thanks!

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@Stopworkplacebu Living this hell.

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@birdscolour56 @PopSmit45346983 I believe it’s a Wilson’s Snipe. Woodcock’s have horizontal bars on the head while snipe’s run the same as the bill. The light is gorgeous.

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@yankegrl22 I’m so very sorry. What a beautiful photo tribute. So much love.

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@KathleenCormi16 @JohnGetchel Thanks! I like that it’s “laughing” 🤣

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@Dan_Kinghorn77 Very nice! I rarely catch them face forward.