Outdoor Ontario

Photography => Wildlife => Topic started by: Khalli on May 31, 2013, 03:05:15 PM

Title: here's something you don't see every day
Post by: Khalli on May 31, 2013, 03:05:15 PM

I had just finished shooting a Common Yellowthroat when I saw this sitting about 20-30 feet off the ground in the same tree on the opposite side. I didn't know that Groundhogs could climb.  :shock:
Then again they say necessity is the Mother of Invention... and just as i came down this path I saw someone putting a leash back on their fairly large dog...maybe this Groundhog took a leap in evolution very quickly.  :) Anyone else ever hear of a climbing Groundhog??
 (originally said Muskrat but thouc assisted with the correction)

(http://farm4.staticflickr.com/3739/8904762072_a49c377054_c.jpg)
(http://farm4.staticflickr.com/3816/8904146731_0dffc75ce5_c.jpg)
(http://farm6.staticflickr.com/5448/8904769456_1b025c3dfe_c.jpg)

Title: Re: here's something you don't see every day
Post by: Andygod on May 31, 2013, 03:15:11 PM

Most animals can climb up, not all of them are very good at climbing down.

Title: Re: here's something you don't see every day
Post by: thouc on May 31, 2013, 03:16:38 PM

I think you've got a Treehog (or whatever you call a Groundhog in a tree). It has a hairy tail (muskrats have bare tails).

Title: Re: here's something you don't see every day
Post by: Khalli on May 31, 2013, 04:22:14 PM

thanks for the correction thouc - was so startled by seeing it there I didn't even think of the tail.  :oops: Still not every day you see that either. lol