Sometimes if you are very lucky and eat your vegetables you get exactly what you want. This week I was emailed by a kindly gentleman whose home abuts the segment of Walnut Creek where beavers moved in. It turns out there is no public access in the area and he loves being able to see the wildlife that shows up there. He even has a trail came set up.

Maybe the God’s felt sorry for me after you-know-what.

Remember how I was a little concerned by only seeing one adult beaver on the bank in that group of five? Well obviously there’s a pair in residence.

Check out this video. The first seconds show one adult beaver waiting in line behind another adult beaver.

And this that shows a adult leading the way for this youngster.

So remember next time you’re stuck in traffic on 680 or making an illegal right turn at a red light  on Monument Blvd, there are beavers in our midst.

Everywhere.

‘Exceptionally Rare’ Footage: Wolf Hunts Beaver on Trail Cam

A trail camera caught “exceptionally rare” footage of a wolf hunting a beaver in the greater Voyageurs National Park area of northern Minnesota. The Voyageurs Wolf Project operates trail cameras in this area and frequently shares interesting footage of wolves and other animals native to Voyageurs. In this case, a wolf stalked and killed a beaver—a scene the nonprofit says has only ever been captured on camera “a handful of times ever.”

Another beaver snack at Voyagers. This one is described as “Exceptionally rare” which I find hard to believe. Beavers are eaten by wolves so much at voyageurs that it’s a meme. Around here it’s a punnchline. And if wolves held potluck dinners all the wolf-wives would show up with the same thing. (I guess since it’s Minnesota they would be covered in Tater-tots)

Apparently they say  that THIS is rare because it was entire caught on film.

Love the helpful sign explaining that the animal with a big tail in the wolf’s mouth ks a beaver.

Did we think it was an otter?

Do you ever have that dream where every thing goes wrong and you have to pass a math quiz in a class it turns out you never attended and didn’t know you were taking and your pencil keeps breaking and turning into a worm? Well that’s what happened to my talk to the watershed forum yesterday, The internet died so I couldn’t zoom and I couldn’t call in fast enough to compensate because my phone’s pound key wasn’t working (which is not the kind of thing you ever notice until you NEED it). So I limped through the presentation and spent the rest of the day feeling like a massive failure. They were so eager for beavers too. The folks at lafayette reservoir all came and wanted to hear all about them.

Sigh.

In my defense I did finish my presentation on friday and offer to send it ahead of time just for backup in case something rotten happened but noooooo body could be bothered. So I tried. I really tried.

I hope I get to try again someday, Tell the beavers I’m sorry I let them down.

Can I sue?

Article from Dec 2, 1925 Los Angeles Evening Express (Los Angeles, California)