Hard labor today saw the willow topped from the trees distributed into the creek where the beavers could reach it. Jon is walking a little stiff after all the carrying, but he was helped by one of the kind-spirited tree cutters. Our intrepid photographer Cheryl Reynolds was offered actual dollars for the pictures she will be submitting for the LA times article. Nice work. We got a donation from as far away as Germany and we found out that ESA students will be on sight to help observe the work Thursday morning.
Here’s proof that the non contact thermometer readings are working to help find beaver location in the lodge.
The warm spot indicates hot-blooded little beaver bodies, most likely the yearlings in the old lodge. This is a surface reading thermometer; obviously beavers have a higher temperature than 57.8 but they lean against the walls of the lodge and raise the temperature measurably.
