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I took this "in the dark" shortly after a tree snapping thunderstorm blew through Chicagoland Tues morning. I was a couple hndred feet away when I saw a "critter" climbing rapidly up a large downed tree branch in a swamp. When I got closer, I was able to tell that it was a muskrat. Here he is about 15 feet up in the air ... it took him about two seconds to cut off this little branch ... he did have to struggle with it on the way down ... other branches in the way.
Photo quality is horrible I know ... just thought it was an interesting muskrat behavior.
Paul




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Jul 25, 2012 at 08:14 AM
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p.1 #2 · p.1 #2 · Treed Muskrat


Interesting for sure Paul ~ Ron


Jul 25, 2012 at 06:37 PM
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Interesting indeed


Jul 25, 2012 at 10:40 PM
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p.1 #4 · p.1 #4 · Treed Muskrat


Not questioning you, but it looks like a Beaver to me.


An adult muskrat typically weighs only 2 to 5 pounds. While a beaver has a broad flat tail a muskrat has a thinner more rat-like tail.

Cannot make out tail, but...


Nice shot!



Jul 25, 2012 at 10:44 PM
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p.1 #5 · p.1 #5 · Treed Muskrat


Broncoholic:

For sure it is a RAT. I'm posting another photo that shows it's tail a little better. BTW, a beaver's back feet are webbed, a muskrat's not.
BTW, I have seen a beaver in the same pond ... but only once. He did the tail slap thing for me which I thought was cool.

Paul
broncoholic wrote:
Not questioning you, but it looks like a Beaver to me.

An adult muskrat typically weighs only 2 to 5 pounds. While a beaver has a broad flat tail a muskrat has a thinner more rat-like tail.

Cannot make out tail, but...

Nice shot!






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Jul 27, 2012 at 08:42 AM
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p.1 #6 · p.1 #6 · Treed Muskrat


Great captures, Paul. I guess muskrats can climb trees when they are at this angle.

It does not look anything like a beaver.

Tony



Jul 27, 2012 at 09:30 AM
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p.1 #7 · p.1 #7 · Treed Muskrat


Ahh, I can see the tail better in this one!

Like I said, was not doubting/questioning you, but from the angle of the first one I could not tell.

It just seemed HUGE for a Muskrat!

It does not look anything like a beaver.

No, not in the second picture but the first one it could be mistaken for one.



Jul 27, 2012 at 09:38 AM
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Hi Ron:
Thanks for sure.
Paul

surfnron wrote:
Interesting for sure Paul ~ Ron




Jul 27, 2012 at 10:26 AM
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Hi Conrad:

Thanks

Paul

Conrad Tan wrote:
Interesting indeed




Jul 27, 2012 at 10:28 AM
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p.1 #10 · p.1 #10 · Treed Muskrat


Thanks Tony:

This Pond, in a country patch of suberbia, is pretty well dried up and its Beaver is long gone.
But I'm taking photos at another pond right in the middle of 65,000 people that does have an active beaver ... This time of the year his little beaver built pond is nearly inaccessible due to cattails, and swamp water but I'll get him if the mosquitos don't get me first.

Paul

quote]Imagemaster wrote:
Great captures, Paul. I guess muskrats can climb trees when they are at this angle.

It does not look anything like a beaver.

Tony




Jul 27, 2012 at 10:46 AM
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p.1 #11 · p.1 #11 · Treed Muskrat


nicely done Paul


Jul 27, 2012 at 01:02 PM





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