A friend shared this on facebook yesterday and I just had to pass it on. Leo Leckie is a wolf tracker, writer and guide in Yellowstone. Apparently he is also very patient, because you don’t get to see this very often.
Our morning was enriched as we watched this Yellowstone beaver gather willow branches and industriously build upon an already-impressive lodge. — Leo Leckie
www.WolfTracker.com
We are off this morning to meet the street artist who will be ‘beaver-ponding’ Susana park at the beaver festival. We’ve chatted all year by email but never met face to face. (Rusty met her from time to time at the beaver pond, but never really realized who she was.) I tracked her down when I saw this article in the newspaper last year. One of the photos showed her sketch of a beaver with just the bottom teeth visible as they should be – that told me that she knew beavers well enough to be a potential friend, so I introduced myself. Now all the pieces are locking in place. I want to show her the park and give her an idea what she’s working with. Hopefully she’ll be inspired and not terrified at how few trees shade the center plaza.
I’m just grateful that she loves beavers enough to help us out!
