I had never seen one before and wasn't sure what it is but my daughter, Shana who lives in CT, knew immediately that it's a fisher and told me that it can be viscious. From Wikipedia: The fisher (Pekania pennanti) is a small, carnivorous mammal native to North America, a forest-dwelling creature whose range covers much of the boreal forest in Canada to the northern United States. It is a member of the mustelid family (commonly referred to as the weasel family), and is in the monospecific genus Pekania. It is sometimes misleadingly referred to as a fisher cat, although it is not a cat. Per the map in Wikipedia, it is not common to our area here in PA.
I had never seen one before and wasn't sure what it is but my daughter, Shana who lives in CT, knew immediately that it's a fisher and told me that it can be viscious. From Wikipedia: The fisher (Pekania pennanti) is a small, carnivorous mammal native to North America, a forest-dwelling creature whose range covers much of the boreal forest in Canada to the northern United States. It is a member of the mustelid family (commonly referred to as the weasel family), and is in the monospecific genus Pekania. It is sometimes misleadingly referred to as a fisher cat, although it is not a cat. Per the map in Wikipedia, it is not common to our area here in PA.
I'm minutes from Exton and I'm not sure where the park is. Would you please let me know? Awesome images. Thanks!
It's adjacent to the Church Farm School. From West Chester take route 30 east past route 100, past Home Depot (on right) and turn left on Church Farm Lane. Then turn left onto E. Swedesford Rd. There are two parking lots. The first left will take you to the larger one near a children's playground - there's lots to explore there including a small pond across the hiking path. The second left (where I usually park) is at one of the entrances to the main loop. The park is much larger than it looks and you'll need several visits to get to know all of the areas. I hope you enjoy the park as much as I do - it's loaded with ducks and birds in the warmer weather. Additionally, occasionally shore birds stop over (Kill Deer, etc.).