Parade of Mammals
What a Friday treasure from our Langston Golf Course trail camera! We've seen River Otters in other areas of the watershed, and the Anacostia Watershed Society is absolutely delighted to see this photographic evidence from this spot just north of Kingman Island.
Last autumn, we set out a Pumpkin Cam to see what range of species would take advantage of surprise fall feast courtesy our annual Tavern Toast pumpkin carving. Not too many surprising guests - domestic cats, squirrels, raccoons - in that set of photos. To see foxes, beavers, oppossums, and river otters thriving in this part of the river is a testament to the success of our commmitment to biodiversity and habitat restoration. Larger mammals are the first to go when an ecosystem grows unhealthy, and the return of this population to the watershed shows that we are revitalizing these animals' homes.
We are excited to add these photos to our Biodiversity of the Anacostia River project on iNaturalist. If you're lucky enough to spot a river otter in the wild, we hope you would add your photo there, too!
- Beaver near Kingman Island Beaver near Kingman Island
- Here comes Mx. Otter! Here comes Mx. Otter!
- The river otter shows off a handsome profile The river otter shows off a handsome profile
- River otter stretchout for the camera River otter stretchout for the camera
- River otter walking away River otter walking away
- Red Fox in the watershed Red Fox in the watershed
- Very well-fed Oppossum Very well-fed Oppossum
- Another shot of the fox by night Another shot of the fox by night
- Red fox by day, looking dapper! Red fox by day, looking dapper!
- Beaver walking away Beaver walking away
- Red fox with a snack Red fox with a snack
https://www.anacostiaws.org/blog/parade-of-mammals.html#sigProId18e84812e4