These are photos I took of the nutria that live near my home in Beaverton. They live in the small creeks and storm drains in the area. A good place to see them (if you live in the Portland area) is the Beaverton Transit Center. If you walk over towards the shopping center there is a foot bridge from which you can see nutria and ducks romping away in the muddy water.

These photos aren't great, as I'm not a professional photographer. They're taken with a regular point and click camera with a strong zoom.

A medium sized nutria in its natural habitat. It's hard to get pictures of the larger nutria because they tend to be the most cautious about humans. This is the same nutria as on the main page.
Here are a couple smaller nutria, showing their civic mindedness by generously mowing the grass for the city of Beaverton. These nutria are only a few months old.
You can see the beautiful grey skies of Western Oregon reflected in the water here. This nutria was in the process of swimming away from that crazy lady in the bushes with the camera. A second nutria was just outside of the shot.
Here's the best picture I have of a big nutria. The light was very bad - too bad because I managed to get pretty close. This is not the biggest nutria around here, but he or she is a decent size.
Isn't this little guy tiny?? This is just about the smallest nutria I've seen out and about on his own!
Now, here's a big guy... Although I'm sure that back home in Texas they call this a little one...

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Disclaimer: I am not an expert on nutria. All information on this site could be mistaken. If you need to be certain, check an official source first! Also, although I love getting e-mail, I'm afraid I'm not qualified to give you advise about nutria care or removal. Sorry...

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