Virginia opossum 'Birmingham Jill' crashes Groundhog Day to deliver six more weeks of winter
- Posted on February 2, 2026
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Virginia opossum 'Birmingham Jill' crashes Groundhog Day to deliver six more weeks of winter
Groundhog Day didn’t belong to Punxsutawney Phil this year — it belonged to a Virginia opossum named Birmingham Jill. While the calendar flipped to Monday, Feb. 2, a native Virginia opossum stole the spotlight hundreds of miles from home, stepping in as an unlikely weather forecaster at the Birmingh…