Muskrat (Ondatra zibethicus)

Species Spotlight

Muskrat: Eating aquatic vegetation at the pond

Dates Photographed by Month

March
3/8/21
3/12/23
3/14/23
3/20/23
3/22/23

April
4/2/23
4/5/23
4/10/21
4/19/24
4/20/23
4/29/22

May
5/3/20
5/4/21
5/19/21

June
6/23/23

Aug.
8/1/20

Sept.
9/10/23
9/21/24

Oct.
10/22/24

Nov.
11/7/24

Photographed With These Species

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Muskrat Image Gallery

Muskrat

Swimming at Horizon Farm

Location: Horizon Farm Forest Preserve
Shot Date: Nov. 7, 2024, 11:55 a.m.

Muskrat

At Horizon Farm

Location: Horizon Farm Forest Preserve
Shot Date: Oct. 22, 2024, 10:11 a.m.

Muskrat

At Ruth Macintyre Conservation Area

Location: Ruth Macintyre Conservation Area
Shot Date: Sept. 21, 2024, 9:17 a.m.

Muskrat

Eating Canada Goldenrod leaves

Location: Ruth Macintyre Conservation Area
Shot Date: April 19, 2024, 3:02 p.m.

Muskrat

In Sulky Pond

Location: Crabtree Nature Center
Shot Date: Sept. 10, 2023, 10 a.m.

Muskrat

In Sulky Pond

Location: Crabtree Nature Center
Shot Date: June 23, 2023, 10:43 a.m.

Muskrat

Eating vegetation near the creek

Location: Ruth Macintyre Conservation Area
Shot Date: April 20, 2023, 11:11 a.m.

Muskrat

At the pond

Location: Ruth Macintyre Conservation Area
Shot Date: April 5, 2023, 10:38 a.m.

Muskrat

Swimming in the pond

Location: Ruth Macintyre Conservation Area
Shot Date: April 2, 2023, 9:19 a.m.

Muskrat

Eating vegetation near the creek

Location: Ruth Macintyre Conservation Area
Shot Date: March 22, 2023, 9:46 a.m.

Muskrat

In the creek at the conservation area

Location: Ruth Macintyre Conservation Area
Shot Date: March 20, 2023, 10:23 a.m.

Muskrat

In the creek at the conservation area

Location: Ruth Macintyre Conservation Area
Shot Date: March 20, 2023, 10:23 a.m.

Muskrat

At Crabtree Nature Center

Location: Crabtree Nature Center
Shot Date: March 14, 2023, 2:03 p.m.

Muskrat

In the pond

Location: Ruth Macintyre Conservation Area
Shot Date: March 12, 2023, 10:12 a.m.

Muskrat

In the creek at the conservation area

Location: Ruth Macintyre Conservation Area
Shot Date: April 29, 2022, 8:01 a.m.

Muskrat

In a puddle

Location: Ruth Macintyre Conservation Area
Shot Date: May 19, 2021, 11:17 a.m.

Muskrat

Eating maple seeds in the park

Location: Ruth Macintyre Conservation Area
Shot Date: May 4, 2021, 9:26 a.m.

Muskrat

Foraging for food in the park

Location: Ruth Macintyre Conservation Area
Shot Date: May 4, 2021, 9:27 a.m.

Muskrat

Swimming in the rain

Location: Ruth Macintyre Conservation Area
Shot Date: April 10, 2021, 8:47 a.m.

Muskrat

Swimming in the rain

Location: Ruth Macintyre Conservation Area
Shot Date: April 10, 2021, 8:37 a.m.