The Celery Farm & Beyond

Muskrat

 
    You've seen their lodges (link is here), now see the muskrats themselves  -- appearing Saturday morning at the CF.

MUSKRAT LODGES

    On a tour of frozen Lake Appert earlier this week, my wife Patty and  I counted at least 10 muskrat structures.
     Marsh Warden Stiles Thomas says he has never seen so many Muskrat lodges on Lake Appert.
      Why the muskrat boom? One theory: Muskrats love catttails, and the removal of the Purple Loosestrife allowed cattails to proliferate.
   As you can see from the photo above, the structures come in different sizes and, by one account, come in two varieties, lodge and feeding station.

   Click "Continue reading..." for more information on Muskrats and their structures.

TOMORROW: Red Foxes, the untold story

    Not everyone thinks Red Foxes are terrific, and I am not talking just about the local rabbits. Read a biodiversity professional's view of these "cute" critters tomorrow.

THIS JUST IN...

 

Irma, a friend of this blog, reports seeing a Coyote today near Barking Dog Corner, in the field by the green house.  Photo confirmation would be neat...  Anybody?

FOXES AT CELERY FARM

   Friend and photographer Kevin Watson saw two Red Foxes at the Celery Farm yesterday. He was able to photograph one with a pocket camera.
   The link is here.