Opossums enjoy persimmon feast!

Our caretaker, Jeff Guenther, took this picture of these opossums eating in a persimmon tree in his yard. 

Caught persimmon handed!

Fresh treats!

It’s persimmon season! 

There are many persimmon trees here on our property and we always harvest persimmons for the animal ambassadors. 

This is a natural food item for our forest friends. To name a few, you may see opossums, raccoons, coyotes and deer eating persimmons in the wild. 

Turkey for everyone!!

This is what is left when you give the vultures a turkey wing for Thanksgiving!

Keeping our crow engaged and entertained!

This is how you might keep a busy crow content. 

It’s  plastic grass with grapes, nuts, and other fruit in it that he can tease out. Creative enrichment!

A day of history!

Re-enactor's celebrate the 150th anniversary of the Battle Above the Clouds at the Chattanooga Arboretum and Nature Center at Reflection Riding. 

It was a cold night, but a few fire pits helped cut through the chill!

Photo by Jeff Guenther

Eggs for breakfast!

Did you know that some of our animals love scrambled eggs? 

We use these as a treat item. Eggs are scrambled with the shell for added calcium and they LOVE them!

Rat snake recovers!

Our Midland Rat Snake, black phase, has been under the weather for awhile. 

A few days ago, she got to go back into her regular enclosure and this is how she celebrated! 

Doesn’t she look so happy?