Muskrat Lodge almost ready for a new year

This is a muskrat house near the road in a small pond at the corner of Coombs Road and Mallory Road in Holland Patent, NY.  I know a lot of people find muskrats just large water rats, but I love to watch them swim and build their huts.  I think these guys are still hiding from the cold.  I know I'm showing my age but every time I hear the term muskrat, I think of "The Captain and Tennille" a musical duo from the 1970's or 1980's that had a song called "Muskrat Love". I think it's about time a rapper remade "Muskrat Love"!



If you don't know the song, here's a link to a youtube video of it.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xBYV_7a0FQs