It was five years ago today that we stopped by a beaver pond on our way driving south. And we saw the beaver! We`ve never otherwise had this close a view. So I`m taking you back for a look.
My eagle-eyed navigator spotted movement on the far side of the pond, so we drove around and this is what we saw. That ripple at the bottom of the screen is a beaver working underwater where they have dammed a culvert to create the pond.
It was dusk and getting dark rapidly, so the lighting was terrible, and these pictures came out very dark. I had to edit them to make them lighter to see anything. But you can actually see the beaver's tail, so it's not a muskrat!
They swam quite close, and seemed unafraid, though leery about actually coming back to work on damming the culvert where we were parked. And yes, we did see two of them, though only one at a time.
We've only seen beaver twice before in our lives, so even though the pictures aren't great, we really enjoyed getting a close look at these busy active critters.
We had almost turned to go as it was getting seriously dark, when one climbed out on the shore a short distance away. Though I had to lighten the picture considerably, you can clearly see the animal here with its broad flat tail.
One of them kept swimming in a circle out in the pond and then back closer to us. They never stopped moving in the time we were there. Sad to say the beaver were trapped out after that and the pond drained. We have never again seen as much water here, let alone active beaver.
Hope you enjoyed this flashback.
Beaver are on of my favorite critters, right up there with black bears. One of my camera traps has been at a beaver pond for a while, it's seldom caught a beaver. I've seen quite a few beavers while I've been canoeing.
ReplyDeleteMemories of good times are so good to have. And the photo library helps bring back the memories.
ReplyDeleteThey don't tolerate beavers that dam up culverts. The little stream by my lane is watched closely.
ReplyDeleteBeavers are pretty cool. Used to see them around the lake where I walked before moving here.
ReplyDeleteGreat shot of the beaver. I’ve never been lucky enough to see one in the wild. Thank you for sharing.
ReplyDeleteThese are wonderful shots!
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ReplyDeleteGreat sighting and captures of the Beaver.
Take care, have a happy day and a great week ahead.
I can't ever remember ever seeing a real live beaver although I seem to recall seeing a few beaver dams. Isn't it nice being able to edit our own photos now in this digital era:))
ReplyDeleteThis was a good flashback, thanks. Nice to see the beaver, fascinating to watch, I'm sure!
ReplyDeleteThank you! I've never actually seen a beaver working, but plenty of evidence of their work. Thank you for these great shots. :-)
ReplyDeleteWhat a treat to have beavers.
ReplyDeleteI find it really difficult to remember that the experience is more than the photos. Great post.
ReplyDeleteBeaver are fun to watch....you did a really good job capturing them!
ReplyDeleteDid you know we have wild beavers in the U.K. for the first time in about 400 years. Somebody set some beavers free in Devon on the river Otter. They have bred and now have permission to stay. Otherwise the government would have culled them. Our government doesn’t care much about wildlife. We also have them in Switzerland. They have migrated from Liechtenstein where they are highly protected to a golf course which they spend a lot of time digging. Cue howls of rage from Swiss golfers!
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