Penetang animals: Mustela nivalis

Weasels are such cute looking animals. If we could see into the minds of these playful and cuddly creatures, we would find little but thoughts of killing and killing some more. These are the happiest of psychopaths!

I think this is M nivalis but the Internet tells me there is also M frenata in Southern Canada.
Frontenac News tells me that mink are quite similar but larger than what I saw.
Encyclopedia of Life names 42 different species of mustelids.
Wikipedia has entries on Mustelids and on weasels.

Penetang Animals: Ondatra zibethicus

Muskrats in the Canadian Encyclopedia
Muskrats in Hinterland's Who's Who
And in Wikipedia.
The following photos, and video , were taken at The Wye Marsh in Midland, Ontario

Penetang animals: Castorinae castor

A lot of aquatic animals pass by my mother's house. This beaver passes by each evening and often in the morning.

This morning (I wrote this on May 22 but put it in the queue so it is appearing around June 7), it carried this snack along with it.

 I can see it, although you may not, deeper in the water, still dragging the branch.

Penetang Animals: Vulpes vulpes

I found this red fox wandering rurals streets outside Penetang. It was entirely unconcerned with me, even when I stopped my car to take these shots.

Wikipedia Red Fox