Scat Swamp experienced a significant change last week. I
noticed over the last month or so, beavers have been working aggressively raising
the height of the dam. Unfortunately, their efforts ended up futile! Heavy rain
in Massachusetts during July and August filled the one-acre pond to the dams breaking
point. The dam breached since my last SD card check, sending thousands of
gallons of water down a very small brook, washing away a secondary dam. This
MAJOR break in the primary dam left a fifty-foot gap. It will be interesting to
see if the beavers rebuild and how they go about it. Will they repair the
secondary dam first? Now that the pond is low, will wildlife behavior change. This
bull didn’t waste any time feeding on the exposed water vegetation.
This is the first time seeing this respectable bull feeding
in this area. Did the breached dam and low water levels catch his attention???
Scat Swamp experienced a significant change last week. I
noticed over the last month or so, beavers have been working aggressively raising
the height of the dam. Unfortunately, their efforts ended up futile! Heavy rain
in Massachusetts during July and August filled the one-acre pond to the dams breaking
point. The dam breached since my last SD card check, sending thousands of
gallons of water down a very small brook, washing away a secondary dam. This
MAJOR break in the primary dam left a fifty-foot gap. It will be interesting to
see if the beavers rebuild and how they go about it. Will they repair the
secondary dam first? Now that the pond is low, will wildlife behavior change. This
bull didn’t waste any time feeding on the exposed water vegetation.
This is the first time seeing this respectable bull feeding
in this area. Did the breached dam and low water levels catch his attention???
Jim
