Curious Muskrat

Temperatures got up to around 32C or 33C yesterday afternoon, 16 July 2014. My desk thermometer said it was 32C in my computer room, so I knew I just had to get out for a while, to enjoy the air-conditioning in my car. The backroads SW of the city come in handy when I don't have a lot of time, and I can usually find something of interest to photograph. I had pulled over to check a pond for birds, when this little Muskrat appeared. It stopped not far from me and checked me out for a while, lol, giving me a chance to get a few shots.

"An adult muskrat is about 40 to 60 cm (16 to 24 inches) long, almost half of that tail, and weighs from 0.7 to 1.8 kg (1.5 to 4 lb). Muskrats are much smaller than beavers (Castor canadensis), with whom they often share their habitat." From Wikipedia.

en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Muskrat