Muskrat clues

 

When Derek Kite recently posted some shots of a muskrat grooming, I was alerted to the possibility of sighting one of these large semi-aquatic voles myself (it is not a rat).

Today, from behind some shoreline rocks, small waves spread across otherwise calm water. Now, what could be causing that? I watched and waited; the waves stopped; all remained calm for nearly ten minutes. But then, success: a muskrat appeared.

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3 Responses to Muskrat clues

  1. Jean Simpson says:

    We’ve seen only one of these – last summer while walking our corgis along the shoreline trail at Lakeside Park
    -Jean

  2. Eileen Delehanty Pearkes says:

    Alistair, you may be unwilling to divulge your trade secrets….but I am wondering what kind of camera you used to capture this lovely water creature?

    Thank you for your work,

    • Alistair says:

      Eileen, actually you have already seen, discussed, and taken a picture of that camera when you were sitting in my living room last year. But, I will write you with details of it.

      Chuckle, it is not work; it is play.

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