On Monday at Schenley Park’s Lower Trail I heard some rustling and turned to see a mother and baby groundhog peering at me from their underground home.

They’re probably descended from the family that lived in this wall in 2012.  The habitat has changed (DPW sprayed the wall with defoliant last August, oh no!) but the groundhogs remain.  Here’s the family I saw in May 2012.

Perhaps we’ll see them tomorrow during my Schenley Park outing.  Hope to see you there. Click here for more information.

(photo by Kate St.John)