Do people still put in birth announcements? “Gloria and Stephan Escobar are proud to announce the birth of their first grandchild, Emily Susan Escobar?” Well they should. And there definitely should be birth announcements for beavers.

Meet Napa’s Newest Resident: Photo Of The Day

NAPA, CA — This little guy — or gal — was spotted by Roland Dumas last week in downtown Napa. It wasn’t the only recent beaver sighting in town. Rusty Cohn shared photos last week of a baby beaver and a larger one, both swimming in Napa Creek.

“It’s a great time of year to watch beavers because the beginning of summer means kits,” according to Heidi Perryman of Worth A Dam, a Martinez-based nonprofit focused on beavers.

Beavers breed once a year, and both parents and the older yearlings — teens — help raise the babies, which are called kits. Beavers are born ready to swim but take a while to learn to dive, she said.

The kits seen recently in Napa are probably about a month old, according to Perryman, who says people should not try to interact with kits. Watch from a distance, she says, and keep dogs away.

“In Martinez we had 27 kits born over 10 years from the same family,” Perryman said. “There appears to be a couple families in Napa.”

Well sure, doesn’t ever retired football player become a sports commentator if they’re lucky? Those who can’t do, etc, if I can’t watch beavers someone else can, and if Roland and Rusty (bless their hearts) are going to play dueling cameras and try to see who can get the best photo, I’m going to sit on my porch and be very very happy.

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