Wildlife on your doorstep: mammals - in pictures

This fella can empty the birdfeeder in a single day Photograph: Richard Maude/Guardian

Flying Foxes: This colony of flying foxes are roosting in a patch of urban bushland besides a busy highway in Sydney's suburbs Photograph: Malcolm Fisher/Guardian

What You Looking At? Not sure what this guy is, but he seems to have found a home next to our place in Montreal Photograph: Taymaz Valley/Guardian

Albino possum: Possums are common in Melbourne's public gardens, but this is the first albino one I've seen Photograph: Chris Opie/Guardian

Echidna ambling along the roadside: These peace-loving little monotremes (egg-laying mammals) can be found wandering slowly around bushland areas, rolling into a formidable ball of sharp spines or digging themselves into the ground whenever they feel threatened Photograph: Michael Eyles/Guardian

Fox cubs basking: Who could hate these? Foxes basking in the sun in London
Photograph: Philip Wilson/Guardian

Wallaby feeding her young: Family of wallabies relaxing in our yard Photograph: Natalie Crawford/Guardian

Garden Tea Leaf: While the cat's away... Photograph: Aerial Swinger, Auckland/Guardian

Muntjac deer from bedroom window: A Muntjac deer (we call him Humphrey) is paying one of his regular visits to our garden - he likes the roses Photograph: stevenskinner44/Guardian

Frankenstein (Kranky Franky) back for a treat: One of the possums released at our property after being rescued by O.N.A.R.R. He returns occassionally for a treat of a peice of fruit Photograph: Judy Le-Bherz/Guardian

Long eared bat in the Pilliga Forest: The Pilliga Forest is the largest remaining area of woodland in Australia and is home to many threatened and endangered species. Sadly Santos plans to drill for Coal Seam Gas here which would seriously impact on the biodiversity. Pictured is a tiny microbat, one of the many species that calls this special place home Photograph: Malcolm Fisher/Guardian