Wednesday, June 23, 2010

Who's There!!!

(This is not my video, but it is from somewhere in Ontario)

A few weeks ago my maintenance guy told me he found a couple of muskrats, a wild turkey, and numerous birds on the property completely cleaned. “I think you have a predator living on the property,” he finally says. My mind immediately jumps to maybe it is vampires? I imagine I have too much Twilight and TrueBlood on the brain to think clearly having witnessed the carnage on the property.

Today, he said he found a porcupine totally gutted. That is a big clue. Who can kill a porcupine without getting quills all over their face...a fisher, that's who.

When you live in the country one assumes there are things out there at night keeping the balance of nature. But there is something a little unnerving about a carnivore ripping apart little animals just a few feet from the front steps… even if it is a cute fisher!

2 comments:

  1. Your assumption is correct: fischers are one of the few predators that can successfully hunt porcupine.

    Despite their name, fischers seldom eat fish; they attack and eat small animals. That's why they should be kept in the forest and not near farms.

    Very cool video!

    ReplyDelete
  2. Hi Duta,

    Indeed, but they do look adorable, soft and furry.

    ReplyDelete