Ondatra zibethicus -- muskrat, Elmer's Two-Mile Creek, Boulder, Colorado, May, 2015. The muskrat shown here disappeared after the 2013 flood, and I did not see any muskrats again till this spring.
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3 Comments
Henry J · 15 June 2015
Muskrat, huh? Calling Captain and Tennille...
paulc_mv · 15 June 2015
Even though I saw real ones around where I grew up in the 70s, I still can't stop thinking https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Muskrat_Love
I grew up in the northwest suburbs of Philadelphia, and the local farms had streams and small ponds. It has all been redeveloped into McMansions and office parks as far as I know, which makes me sad. I can't imagine anywhere a muskrat could live, though as I understand it there are still plenty of groundhogs.
paulc_mv · 15 June 2015
Henry J said:
Muskrat, huh? Calling Captain and Tennille...
You beat me by a minute. Guess I shouldn't have stopped to proofread.
3 Comments
Henry J · 15 June 2015
Muskrat, huh? Calling Captain and Tennille...
paulc_mv · 15 June 2015
Even though I saw real ones around where I grew up in the 70s, I still can't stop thinking https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Muskrat_Love
I grew up in the northwest suburbs of Philadelphia, and the local farms had streams and small ponds. It has all been redeveloped into McMansions and office parks as far as I know, which makes me sad. I can't imagine anywhere a muskrat could live, though as I understand it there are still plenty of groundhogs.
paulc_mv · 15 June 2015