Fisher Cat Pictures Massachusetts

Saw a fisher cat in lincoln ma today crossing the road in a residential wooded area about 300 yards from the lincoln public schools and my son s pre school.

Fisher cat pictures massachusetts. Never in sudbury where i live. My wife noticed something brown walking along the top rail of our chain link fence and continued. The fisher martes pennanti is the second largest member of the weasel family found in massachusetts. He actually stopped in the road to scratch himself so he didn t seem too fearful.

See more ideas about fisher cat animals wild animals beautiful. It is well adapted for climbing and has sharp retractable claws similar to those of a domestic cat. They are neither members of the feline family nor do they catch fish. The fisher exhibits the typical weasel shape with a long slender body short legs and furred tail.

With the exception of metro boston fishers can now be found in most rural and suburban areas across massachusetts. The following story and fisher cat pictures are from one of our website visitors in andover ma. It has a pointed face with large rounded ears set close to the head. Fishers in massachusetts aka fisher cats fishers often incorrectly referred to as fisher cats are extraordinary animals.

Only the river otter is larger although many people call them fisher cats the name is inappropriate.