Corralitas Drive: Big Fat Rat Escapes Hawk

Photo: Corralitas Neighbor, August 25, 2011.  A neighbor discovered a VERY large rodent hiding in the shadow of the neighbor's green trash bin.  (Click on photo to enlarge.) The neighbor did not immediately recognize it as a tree or roof rat because it was so enormous.  (Big ears, tail longer than body, white belly and chest identify this as a tree or roof rat.)  The neighbor shot a few photos