Another grain silo photo and honey possums

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As so many quite liked the painted grain silos in my recent post, here is a photo of the other side of the bins. These are in Ravensthorpe, Western Australia. On the bin on the right you can see the little honey possum. I can’t find any images of the honey possum so I’ll describe it here. As you can see it has a long, pointed snout. It lives entirely on nectar and pollen and there are not many mammals that do this. The tongue is long with a brush tip, much like that of a honeyeater or hummingbird. A continual supply of blossom is important for the honey possum as, unlike birds, it cannot travel long distances in search of food supplies. It can climb trees easily as well as traversing the undergrowth at speed. The very long tail is prehensile and can be used to grip branches and twigs. They live between one and two years and are not considered endangered. The vegetation shown is of banksia blossoms compared to the hard seed-cases which were shown in the photo in the previous discussion.