Sweet dreams, little beaver

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Sweet dreams, little beaver

July 22, 2013 by Mike Powell

To conclude my mini-series on the three local beavers who were temporarily flooded out of their lodge, I am posting an extreme close-up of one of them sleeping and a shot in which I zoomed out enough to show the entire body of a sleeping beaver.

This first shot is probably my favorite of the entire series. The beaver, of course, is really cute, but the slightly open mouth gives it an extra little whimsical touch of personality.

The second shot shows one of the beavers sound asleep, curled up in a ball, leaning against a stump. At the moment of the shot, the beavers were not snuggling as much as they would do a bit later (as in the first photo). I like the way in which you can see the beaver’s feet and tail in this image.

If you missed the earlier postings on my amazing close-up encounter with the three sleeping North American Beavers (Castor canadensis), check out my earlier postings—Snuggling beaver and Restive beaver. If you want to see a higher resolution view of the images (the first one has lots of fine details), click on the photos.

Posted in animals, Nature, Photography, wildlife | Tagged beaver, Canon 55-250mm zoom lens, Canon Rebel XT, Castor canadensis, Huntley Meadows Park, North American Beaver | 11 Comments

11 Responses

on July 22, 2013 at 5:22 am | Reply greenmackenzie

aw this little beaver is just so cute…really wonderful shots
- on July 22, 2013 at 5:27 am | Reply Mike Powell
  
  “Cute” seems to be everybody’s favorite adjective to describe the beaver. There were three beavers, which I suspect are the parents and one little child (though none of them seemed to be small). I couldn’t see their entire bodies, but it seemed like the snuggling one could have been the baby, which I think is called a kit.
on July 22, 2013 at 7:00 am | Reply Ed

To quote Leslie Nielson…..Nice Beaver..:-)
Great shots..
- on July 22, 2013 at 7:35 am | Reply Mike Powell
  
  Thanks, Ed. I’ll leave Leslie Nielson without a commentary, though I suspected a similar comment would be made by someone.
on July 22, 2013 at 7:03 am | Reply New Hampshire Gardener

I’ll say it again-these are amazing shots.
- on July 22, 2013 at 7:36 am | Reply Mike Powell
  
  Thanks. The term “once in a lifetime” may be overused, but might be appropriate for the situation in which I was able to get these shots.
on July 22, 2013 at 9:55 am | Reply Pride in Photos Photography

I adore these pics….what an opportunity you were given! Looking forward to seeing more of your work in the future.
- on July 22, 2013 at 1:32 pm | Reply Mike Powell
  
  Thanks, It’s going to be hard to top these shots, but I’ll see what I can do.
on July 22, 2013 at 5:14 pm | Reply lylekrahn

That was an exceptional beaver series. That first shot is priceless with the open mouth.
- on July 22, 2013 at 10:24 pm | Reply Mike Powell
  
  Thanks, Lyle. I’ll be back to birds and bugs for now, though it’s nice to photograph mammals from time to time.
on September 30, 2021 at 5:24 am | Reply Scott R

Thankk you for sharing