My muskrat buddies were out in full force yesterday. Again, I counted seven of them, busily feeding in one area. I also found another fairly large muskrat lodge in the vicinity. Muskrats are known as nature's marsh managers, as they control the marsh vegetation. Cattails are their favorite food, as well as the primary building material for their shelters.
In the top photo here, one of the younger muskrats is seen taking a bite out of the root clump of a cattail plant. He then returned to his perch to eat what he just bit off (centre shot). The bottom photo shows two of the five animals I saw feeding on the opposite side of the entrance to the viewing stand.
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