Yesterday was an epic beaver day. Cheryl started out the morning with a photo shoot and observation. Everyone was hard at work on the secondary dam, and she caught each one going back over the primary. Editors Note: Everyone meaning five, it looks like the yearlings have dispersed. God speed little fellas!
She then noticed Dad slink into the old lodge, where he seemed to be hanging out. It is usual for Dad to sleep separately while mom is coming along with her pregnancy, and that appears to be what he’s doing. How do you like your sheetpile panelling, Dad?
She caught some nice photos of Mr. 
and Mrs.
Mallard who have been hanging around the dam and sleeping on the hay.
Later driving in Benicia she found an otter who had been hit by a car.
Very sad picture, but a good look at their different body shape.
Thanks Cheryl for the photos! I tried to do a snazzy album but dm got sullen and had a tantrum in our frames, so these photos will have to do. All Photography by VP Wildlife Cheryl Reynolds.
I visited later that night (sans camera) and saw mom and her trio, raccoon, rat and muskrat. They are still taking straw for the lodge, and they need more. Anybody with a horse that can spare an armload or two? Bring it on down. Our beavers need a cozy place to sleep.
