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Meet the Muskrats of Loudoun

Feb 4, 2021

Volume 26 Issue 1, Winter 2021 by Dan Sill Muskrat Susie, Muskrat Sam … OK you probably know the song that was...

Gray Squirrel

Nov 6, 2018

Volume 23 Issue 3, Fall 2018 by Sharon Plummer We see them at parks and in our wooded backyards. Just like...

The North American Beaver

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  Vol. 22 Issue 1, Spring 2017 North American Beaver Photo by Carson and Jim Clark By Sharon Plummer Not...

Living with Wildlife – Groundhogs

Oct 1, 2014

Vol. 19 Issue 3, Fall 2014 By Lindsey Brookbank Groundhogs (Marmota monax) are gentle, often times comical, vegetarians. They are...

Moles, Voles and Shrews

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Vol. 18 Issue 3, Fall 2013 By Liam McGranaghan Eek, it’s a mouse…or wait, is it a vole or a...

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Vol. 14 Issue 2, Summer 2009 By Joe Midolo Photo by Nicole Hamilton In the early spring, the little critters...

Muskrats

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Vol. 13 Issue 2, Summer 2008 By Kate Gentry (c) Photo by Jim Clark Yet another rodent that is often...

Chipmunk

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Vol. 12 Issue 2, Summer 2007 By Ginger Walker A Native American legend says that the chipmunk gained the black...

Fox Squirrel (Sciurus niger)

Jan 1, 2006

Vol. 11 Issue 4, Winter 2006 By Nicole Hamilton Photo by Diane Nastase Most of us are familiar with the...

Groundhogs

Jan 1, 2005

Vol. 10 Issue 4, Winter 2005 By Nicole Hamilton During winter, groundhogs, also called woodchucks, are in the midst of...

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