Ah, now I can see it is definitely not the animal I saw. I note by the latin name that it appears to be related to a beaver? If so I didn't realise a beaver was a rodent. Mmmm ... this becomes more and more interesting. I'll be off to do a little googling I think. Thanks Matt. Amazing the effect a bird photo can have on others isn't it?
18 Apr 2007 9:01pm
@Helen: The beaver: Largest rodent in North America & Oregon's state mascot.
Shocking, indeed what I am able to learn from the other side of the world. Far more shocking that my observations have any effect on the world at all.
I just hope nobody fed your subject after midnight, or exposed it to water...
I suspect it's a giant rat, but it may be a gremlin.