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Amanda ([personal profile] blackcatofmisery) wrote in [community profile] common_nature2023-06-30 09:23 am

Local Groundhog Family Devours Velcro Plant




There's a family of groundhogs/woodchucks living under the wooden plank path in my aunt's backyard. Mom has two babies, who are nearly grown. I figure they'll move on once they're ready. They eat the plentiful burdock, so my aunt's not complaining too much. (First thing I did after setting my stuff down was go out to see if I could see them, and the mom had her chin on the plank while lying in a hole made from the planks shifting due to large roots.)

The benefit of groundhogs is ground aeration, if their burrows stay open.
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[personal profile] cmcmck 2023-06-30 02:41 pm (UTC)(link)
Cute!

We have nothing quite like them here on the other side of the pond.
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[personal profile] nineveh_uk 2023-06-30 04:00 pm (UTC)(link)
There's marmots in parts of Europe, but I've never seen a picture of one just lounging in the garden! They're adorable.
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[personal profile] vriddy 2023-06-30 04:16 pm (UTC)(link)
Oh man, just chilling on the path :D :D Lovely pictures!! 😍
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[personal profile] redsixwing 2023-06-30 04:41 pm (UTC)(link)
What great pictures!

The groundhogs are really cute, too.
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[personal profile] moultingfanfare 2023-06-30 07:16 pm (UTC)(link)
Oh, how neat! That one picture almost looks like it's posing for the camera!

Lovely photos!
Edited 2023-06-30 19:17 (UTC)
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[personal profile] shirebound 2023-06-30 07:46 pm (UTC)(link)
Great shots! Looks like a peaceful Groundhog Retreat and restaurant.
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[personal profile] pameladean 2023-06-30 09:31 pm (UTC)(link)
I've seen a number of groundhogs over the years, but never one that relaxed. That's a great shot.

P.
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[personal profile] pauraque 2023-06-30 09:53 pm (UTC)(link)
Great shots!
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[personal profile] morrow 2023-06-30 10:16 pm (UTC)(link)
Oh what lovely little creatures!!
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[personal profile] senmut 2023-06-30 10:16 pm (UTC)(link)
That is so cool.
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[personal profile] yourlibrarian 2023-07-01 01:31 am (UTC)(link)
Cute pics!
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[personal profile] sparowe 2023-07-01 12:49 pm (UTC)(link)
We have a family (some families?) at work, but I've never seen one stretched out on the pavement like that! So cute. :)
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[personal profile] citrakayah 2023-07-06 02:54 am (UTC)(link)
Hey, if they get rid of the velcro plant...

The ones at my family's are eating the herb garden, meanwhile.