May 24, 2026
Nature Done Wright
Incorporating the Celery Farm and Screech Owl Companion blogs
Ultimate Monday Morning Mammal Mystery
Tom Mitchell photographed this mammal at the Franklin Lakes Nature Preserve last week.
What do you think it is?
If you could try to get some shots as well, even better.
5 comments
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Muskrat…back in the day…long, long, ago you could trap them and sell their pelts in this thar place.
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I do actually think it must be a big ole muskrat.
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Capybara, lol? They have them in Florida.
https://www.google.com/imgres?imgurl=https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/8/85/Capybara_portrait.jpg&imgrefurl=https://motherboard.vice.com/en_us/article/is-florida-about-to-be-swamped-with-capybara&h=2112&w=2816&tbnid=zeaKpScuckkTJM:&tbnh=150&tbnw=200&usg=__3HLQ-k1NkmZ66TqZIkFdKQnIYIA=&vet=10ahUKEwiEhvWNobnUAhXIPD4KHWzxA50Q_B0IggEwCg..i&docid=QxQXA-5vO9qAoM&itg=1&sa=X&ved=0ahUKEwiEhvWNobnUAhXIPD4KHWzxA50Q_B0IggEwCg&ei=pgg_WYSbGcj5-AHs4o_oCQ -
Muskrat?
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North Jersey Nessy!!!





5 comments
sallyt.
Muskrat…back in the day…long, long, ago you could trap them and sell their pelts in this thar place.
Marianne Herrmann
I do actually think it must be a big ole muskrat.
Marianne Herrmann
Capybara, lol? They have them in Florida.
https://www.google.com/imgres?imgurl=https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/8/85/Capybara_portrait.jpg&imgrefurl=https://motherboard.vice.com/en_us/article/is-florida-about-to-be-swamped-with-capybara&h=2112&w=2816&tbnid=zeaKpScuckkTJM:&tbnh=150&tbnw=200&usg=__3HLQ-k1NkmZ66TqZIkFdKQnIYIA=&vet=10ahUKEwiEhvWNobnUAhXIPD4KHWzxA50Q_B0IggEwCg..i&docid=QxQXA-5vO9qAoM&itg=1&sa=X&ved=0ahUKEwiEhvWNobnUAhXIPD4KHWzxA50Q_B0IggEwCg&ei=pgg_WYSbGcj5-AHs4o_oCQ
Forrest Munger
Muskrat?
Carol Flanagan
North Jersey Nessy!!!