This would be the last critter I would have anticipated
capturing with this set!
I would doubt very much that this beaver traveled better
than a half mile to visit this skunk cabbage patch. My assessment is that this
is a two year old beaver that was displaced from the colony to make room for
the new born pups. Many assumptions on my part. It appears the beaver is
following a small brook in search of a new place to start its own colony.. The
brook originates in a swamp that has an established colony of beavers. What the
young beaver is going to learn is that it has another half mile to travel
before reaching a large body of water. Its route travels through an area that
has bobcats and coyotes. Both predators would find this situation as an
opportunity for a meal. Hopefully all went well. This is the first time one of
my trail cameras has captured a beaver so far away from the safety of water.
Jim
