Last night’s uninterrupted viewing saw three kits and two yearlings. The beavers looked to be going about their business, mutually grooming, mewling. Apparently (for the kits at least) their business involves chewing a little on one of our saplings at the dam. This lead to a rather unexpected close encounter, captured in this photograph. The hay is from the abandon bail that lay in the water for weeks and was recently pulled out and sprinkled about by Moses.
(I think he might have been asking about the webpage.)
If fate should ever give you a beaver close encounter, don’t pet or panic. Remember that beavers have poor eye sight and depending on the wind may not even know you’re there. Just give a little clap of your hands and they’ll hear the sound and move along.
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Shortened presentation video from the First Night minus narration for anyone that missed it. Check out the Moses’ footage of mom putting mud on the lodge. To hear the rundown in person, come to our next in showing, which I think will be at the Delta chapter of the Sierra Club in March. I’ll let you know details when it approaches.
