Shortly thereafter I encountered the first geese families.
Checking in at my most peaceful spot to spend time with the lovely white birches and update my cinnamon fern collection, I was ruminating on how I shouldn't feel 'I made it' with my earlier find and hence keep open to more possibilities.
I first heard a squeak and then from the corner of my eye something disappeared under the water. A moment later, a muskrat appeared and for the next fifteen minutes or so continued to come up and browse on weeds, go down out of sight for a few moments, and reappear in a nearby spot.
For some time, it even sat up on submerged branches. It was surprising how quickly its fur could dry off in the bright sunlight.
Like so many of my subjects, this was my first ever sighting. It is so humbling to think that all this life has been around me for so long and that I am only now beginning to see it.
Shoot me now- these are FANTASTIC! We have a family of muskrats that have built their den underneath our old style crib dock and a beaver(s?) has its own den under a huge partially submerged rock on our point. For years I have sat patiently on our dock with my camera and binoculars watching them swim around. At night when I walk my dog before bed I will often hear the beaver SLAP the water's surface with his tail if we get too close. I have attempted many many times to photo these guys but have never ever gotten anything remotely as wonderful as these shots. Once again, well done!! ~gretchen
ReplyDeleteI was so lucky--just sitting there on a rock when this all played out in front of me. The spirits of the lake are with me!
ReplyDeleteOnce again, my thanks! :-)
The last few days have preempted my scheduled posts. Next, and finally, we'll get into some critters that I ran into on the magenta trail.