{"id":106607,"date":"2022-09-30T03:35:16","date_gmt":"2022-09-30T09:35:16","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.onthewingphotography.com\/wings\/?p=106607"},"modified":"2022-09-30T03:50:00","modified_gmt":"2022-09-30T09:50:00","slug":"muskrat-in-a-marsh","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.onthewingphotography.com\/wings\/2022\/09\/30\/muskrat-in-a-marsh\/","title":{"rendered":"Muskrat In A Marsh"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"MuskratMuskrat standing in a marsh \u2013 Nikon D500, f7.1, 1\/800, ISO 500, -0.3 EV, Nikkor 500mm VR with 1.4x TC, natural light<\/span><\/p>\n

While looking for birds at Farmington Bay WMA last week I spotted a Muskrat standing up in the marsh through an open area of vegetation. I quickly stopped my Jeep to photograph the furry, yellow-toothed rodent.<\/p>\n

Although I wish there hadn’t been shadows on the Muskrat I was simply excited to photograph one of these creatures that wasn’t swimming in the water. I have tons of photos of Muskrats<\/span><\/a> swimming, so many in fact that I have only posted a few. I don’t have many of them standing up in their back legs showing the long nails on their front feet.<\/p>\n

Those are some long nails!<\/p>\n

The setting wasn’t the best and neither is this image but I was out in the field enjoying nature and sometimes it doesn’t get any more perfect than that. In that moment, I had everything I needed.<\/p>\n

Life is<\/em> good.<\/p>\n

Mia<\/p>\n

Click here<\/span><\/a> to see more of my Muskrat photos plus facts and information about this species.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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