A couple of weeks ago I finally got some relatively clear shots of the North American Beavers (Castor canadensis) at my local marshland and showed you one image in a posting called Beaver at dusk—the sequel. A brief overseas trip and other distractions have kept me from posting additional photos (as I promised to do in the original blog entry), but I finally have worked up a couple more photos.
The first image shows a shaggy, dark-haired beaver in profile. It was late afternoon, about an hour before sunset, and this beaver and the lighter-colored one that you can see in the background had emerged from their lodge and seemed to be grooming themselves and each other. Judging from the crying sounds that I have heard coming from inside the lodge, I suspect that there is a younger beaver in there too.
Shaggy beaver
The second images shows the two beavers interacting. It looks like the lighter-colored one is giving the other beaver a massage, but I wasn’t close enough to determine for sure what they were doing. Could it be love or is he merely loosening up for a night of heavy lifting?
Beaver masseuse
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Too cool!!!! Ever see the movie” The naked gun” Nice Beaver! LOL! 🙂
Thanks (and no to the naked gun movie–but I can imagine the context).
Nice shots!
Excellent shots of these very cool animals!
Thanks, Phil. I was lucky enough that they came out (for a change) when there was still a little light.
Obviously that marsh can keep you busy for years taking pictures. Enjoyed the cooperative beavers.
Thanks. I may outgrow it eventually, but for now it more than satisfies my desire to take photos of nature (and it’s so conveniently located).
It’s not easy getting photos of beavers that aren’t swimming. I agree that marsh has served you well.
Great action photos!