Thursday, August 12, 2021

Beavers Hard At Work

 



Over the last several weeks I’ve located three separate areas with beaver construction going on.

_ First is a beaver (pic above-video grab) re-building a bank lodge. Several weeks ago bushwhacking along a swamp that I haven’t visited in a while, rounding a cove and there on the bank, fresh beaver cuts laying on top of the old lodge.  I just happen to have a trail camera in my pack!

_ Second opportunity was located while bushwhacking a new area and came open several freshly dropped hemlock trees (3”to4”diameter). I put a camera spying the fresh cuts and a check a week later had some decent beaver video footage. Unfortunately it’s all at night...

_ Third opportunity is a remote beaver pond with two beavers re-establishing the pond. They have built up the beaver dam, which has raised the water level, they are now constructing a new lodge. I made a tripod out of pine branches and set a trail camera up pointing at it from the shore. The lodge is about twenty yards from the camera. A check this morning showed additional branches and vegetation on top of the lodge. I couldn’t wait to view the SD card. Unfortunately nothing on the card. Positioning the camera was somewhat of a guess. Well that didn’t work out to well!

Jim

 


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