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Beaver Tales

bruce85@mac.com New Species, pictures February 7, 2008

Cheryl Reynolds
02.06.08
700-8:30 AM

The chill from this beautiful early morning didn’t send the beavers in early. The two kits were still out bringing little twigs to the dam. The water is deep enough now that they can sneak under water for a distance with only the wake from their movement giving them away. After they finally went in for the day a Great Egret stood guard over the dam and hunted for breakfast. He repeatedly lunged at the reeds and twigs below the dam and eventually came up with a mouse to eat.

Hard At Work

bruce85@mac.com Beavers, pictures February 6, 2008

The hard-working beavers are keeping busy with dam repairs.

Out For A Swim

bruce85@mac.com New Species, pictures February 4, 2008

A family of Scaups out for a swim was spotted near the dam the other day.

Photo: Cheryl Reynolds

Beavers Hard At Work On Dam

bruce85@mac.com Beavers, pictures February 1, 2008

The hard working beavers have made some real in roads on their dam–if you wonder if the level has come up check out that flow from the pipe. Remember how it wasn’t draining before because the water would need to go uphill? Their efforts have clearly got things back on track.

Beaver Tales

bruce85@mac.com Beavers, pictures January 29, 2008

1.28.08
7:00 – 8:00 AM
Cheryl Reynolds

The beavers were having a late, lazy morning. The two kits were in and out of the lodge biting off small twigs to take in with them. Dad came swimming up from the bridge below the dam with a branch and took it to the lodge. A little while later he came out again with a fat branch heading to the dam. I Couldn’t see what he did with it but he came back without it. Before they retired for the morning they took a leisurely float in front of me at the entrance to their den.

We went back out tonight and there were no beavers around. There was only a young racoon that went in one of the large front entrances to the lodge and came out side ( kit ) entrance. He went swimming over to the sandbar and left.