Wildlife on the commute...

Groundhog! That must be it. The critter looks almost exactly like this.

I'll see if I can get a picture some time.

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Originally Posted by margo49

It might be an otter.
But perhaps that is just the British name for nutria.
Trust Tuck-ie; she is good at identifying things by their tails, wet or otherwise!!

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no no, Otters are not Nutrias. Nutrias are big rodents. Otters are geniuses in comparison, look
at the brain cases.. Your ground hog is cute. Nutrias are usually found near or in water.

first, an otter:
http://www.nps.gov/archive/romo/imag...iver_otter.jpg



here's a nutria

http://www.bio.tu-darmstadt.de/zoology/koch/nutria.jpg

I think I need a new commute route...all I see are domestic dogs & cats, a few prarie dogs, racoons & the occaisonal urban outdoorsman.

I was thinking that too, until I saw this on a slightly different route the other day

Shortly thereater, the bear reached up and swatted away that pesky flying witch.

All I ever see are moose ..... and they are so very big, gets the adrenaline going every time.

Wow! Where are you?

All I ever see are pit bull terriers and rotteweilers being walked by idiots who refuse to put their precious puppies on a leash. I *hate* having to use my bike as a sheild against a lunging dog. Scares me silly.

I agree...sure wish folks would obey the leash laws in the wee hours of the morning, too. Quite scary. :eek:

There was roadkill (pathkill?) on my trip today. yuck! someone finally hit one of those crazy squirrels.