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Muskrat

Ondatra zibethicus

Photo by bee.jacbs
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Field Notes

Description:

Two muskrats foraging in a small hole in the ice. The lake was still frozen solid enough that there were many people ice fishing. These muskrats would dive down and then bring up reeds and eat them on top of the ice.

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HemaShah
lovely series. Thanks for sharing.

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Wildlife with Snow, Frost, and Ice - NorthEastern United States
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Minnesota Wildlife (Animals)
Photographed
PublishedApril 12, 2013

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