Muskrat

Native to North America, not really a rat, along with it's cousin, the beaver, the only two mammals that actually build their homes in the water. Often found in Minnesota wetlands, it is listed as a herbivore, although several years ago in the spring, I shot some photos and a video of a muskrat diving, retrieving, and eating fresh water clams See http://365project.org/tosee/2nd-album/2016-08-20

[Pamela Fillhouer]

Wajashk (Anishinabe)
Earth Divers...Nanaboozhoo creating a new land...The Creation of Turtle Island.
It is good to have muskrat energy ~*~*~***~~~

Super great photo...love his whiskers & the algae on his coat.

[HTGT]

Wow! Fascinating :0) Never seen one before and would love to see the photos of the eating of clams!

[Tom]

@cottiac I would love to post the photo of clam eating, but given
my filing system ouch!

[Lee]

How good to see. It could be mistaken for a floating log

[kali]

nature is wonderful

[PTP: Past their Prime]

Great capture. If I saw this in the UK I would assume it was an otter.

[Tom]

@cottiac @gamelee @kali66 @pasttheirprime to see this herbivore
eating fresh water clams maybe just supplementing maybe this one is
an omnivore .

see: http://365project.org/tosee/2nd-album/2016-08-20

[HTGT]

@tosee Oh wow! Thanks for the link! - You found it after all that!

[Rosie Kind]

What a nice little fellow

[Richard Sayer]

If I saw this in the UK (or France) I would assume that it was a Coypu @pasttheirprime

[Joan Robillard]

You have to wonder if they look forward to the time the green stuff covers the water or the time it is gone.

[Dione Giorgio]

Fav. He is well camouflaged - looks like a broken tree trunk. Well spotted and brilliant capture.

[Candace]

I love the plant life which surrounds this fellow!

[vstap]

Great capture! Love the color

[Taffy]

Great capture -- especially surrounded by the greens!