What a transformation Scat Swamp has been through since the two
beaver dams breached last August. Torrential rains collapsed the primary dam
which in tun washed away the secondary dam (shown in the pic above). The beavers built a new smaller lodge and
rebuilt the secondary dam. The new dam has an abundance of sticks that are interlocked and will be much sturdier than the prior dam.
Last week a bobcat used the dam on three occasions. Hopefully, the new beaver
dam becomes a bridge for a variety of wildlife.
I had a wonderful otter experience this week, As I walked up
to an active beaver lodge two otters were
approaching. Standing motionless the two otters climbed up onto grass hummocks a short distance from me . For twenty
minutes they chattered , preened, played, and napped. My trail camera was set to
monitor the lodge and didn’t catch the otters, oh well , it was an awesome experience,
Finally found a decent eight-point deer shed while checking
trail cameras this week. With little snow this winter it was ideal conditions to
search for antlers. Three months of bushwhacking gave up two old, chewed antlers
(one moose , one deer) before finding the eight-point shed this week.
After visiting Urgent Care and getting a script for steroids
my poison Ivy has cleared up. Hope not to do that again !
Jim
