FAIRFIELD BEAVERS SURVIVE THE RAIN

heidi08 Beavers October 31, 2021

Wow. That was some rain. I guess it didn’t forget how after all. Jon heard last that we received a nearly a quarter of the yearly rainfall in a single day. Cyclone Bombs aren’t fooling around I guess. For the first time in a long, long, while I was glad we didn’t have our beavers to be worried about. Still I watched nervously as Virginia from Fairfield posted updates on their flooded dams and eventually flooded lodge.

A beaver lodge is like a stationary big coconut shell turned over in the water. As the water rises there gets less and less of it that’s not flooded, I was touched to see how the beavers gathered together and tried to groom a little.

One by one the rest of the family came to the ‘island’ and was kindly received by family members. There must be a bank hole upstream where some of them spent the night. It was exciting and terrifying to see them band together. But then she saw the most exciting part of all. (more…)

OTTAWA AGAIN? AND FAIRFIELD BIRTH ANNOUNCEMENT

heidi08 Attitudes towards beavers, Beaver Behavior, Beavers, kits August 27, 2021

Lester the beaver must move as dam causes concerns in Ottawa’s south end

Now wait a minute, I’m so old that I remember that the mayor of Ottawa promised our friend Anita to “move the beavers”and then sent the film of the happily grown up kits living in safety. He sent the letter a month after they were captured and the footage showed them at least 6 months older.

And hey beaver relocation isn’t even LEGAL in Canada. Could the city be lying? Shocking!

Well they have their hands full and I will see who I can write and encourage or threaten, But mostly I want to tell you Fairfield’s Very Very good news yesterday morning. Just look what got seen by Penelope Parra the VP of the Laurel Creek Beavers yesterday,

Here’s what she said about her sighting. You will want to read every magical word.

This morning, I went to the Beaver Lodge at 545 in this morning. I was so so thrilled, I saw the Kit swimming around by himself. Then I spoke softly to him and he swam over to me super close. Then to my surprise, the momma beaver came over and splashed me. Then the kit did not leave, so momma beaver picked up the kit and swam close to where I was standing and gently put him down in the water In front of where I was standing.

I told her what a beautiful baby and what a good momma. She and the kit played by me, she taught him how to climb up the lodge. She took off and swam towards Heretic Dam I just have to share and share these pics with you. I am hopeful this will keep the city from destroying the beaver dam as there is a baby Kit in the water adorable.

BEAVERS ‘CLEAN UP’ IN FAIRFIELD

heidi08 Attitudes towards beavers, Who's living with beavers now? August 5, 2021

One of the very smart things our friend Virginia Holsworth in Fairfield has done in an effort to protect the beavers in Laurel creek was to sign up the laurel creek beaver community for the creek “Cleanups”. This means they get city recognition, an official sign, improved community , a great opportunity for education, a better sense of ownership in keeping the beavers home clean, and at the end of it all a cleaner creek.

Research says that urban wildlife increases a sense of Community Cohesion, and this is exactly what should happen. Recently her very talented husband Kyle just drew this for the next clean up. Isn’t it perfect?