Nature Life at the beaver pond.

Life at the beaver pond. · **5 Likes**

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The beaver pond.
K-1 and DFA 28-105 @ 28mm

K-3 and Tamron 300 2.8 and F 1.7 AF adapter.

It's possible beavers do something besides eat this time of year, but I'm not sure what it might be.

**foxandcrow** · 04-25-2018, 07:37 AM

Very nice. As for what they do there is always reproduction.

normhead · 04-25-2018, 07:44 AM

Originally posted by foxandcrow

Very nice. As for what they do there is always reproduction.

Apparently they also spent some time working on the 4 dams these guys maintain. Others have photographed them there. I spent over an hour there and only saw them eating.

**dcmsox2004** · 04-25-2018, 08:02 AM

marvelous nature series.... brrrr.. dave m

normhead · 04-26-2018, 07:33 AM

Originally posted by dcmsox2004

marvelous nature series.... brrrr.. dave m

My old heavy blind was too heavy to be portable, my new one I can carry. SO I was set up on the ice (which is still solid enough to bear my weight, in the blind with a very light jacket on, it was just toasty. The only way to get these images without the ice is to sit in a swamp, later in the year. Personally, the cold and ice gives me opportunities I wouldn't have later in the year. As well the ice restricts the beavers access to the shoreline making it much easier to predict where they will come out of the water, and reduces the area they have to swim in., making it easier to locate them. This is the best time of year for beavers, otters mink and other water dwelling creatures.

GeoJerry · 04-27-2018, 12:51 PM

Nice shots... strangely enough I've never seen a beaver in the wild. Not many of them in this part of the world!

reh321 · 07-07-2018, 06:40 PM

I hear that the "Beaver Corps of Engineers" is an important adjunct to Otis's team.

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04-25-2018, 07:37 AM	#2
foxandcrow Site Supporter Join Date: Sep 2017 Location: Colorado Posts: 1,994	Very nice. As for what they do there is always reproduction.

04-25-2018, 07:44 AM	#3
normhead Pentaxian Join Date: Jun 2007 Location: Near Algonquin Park Photos: Gallery \| Albums Posts: 40,451 Original Poster	Originally posted by foxandcrow Very nice. As for what they do there is always reproduction. Apparently they also spent some time working on the 4 dams these guys maintain. Others have photographed them there. I spent over an hour there and only saw them eating.

04-25-2018, 08:02 AM	#4
dcmsox2004 Site Supporter Join Date: Apr 2008 Location: rhode island Photos: Gallery \| Albums Posts: 7,522	marvelous nature series.... brrrr.. dave m

04-26-2018, 07:33 AM	#5
normhead Pentaxian Join Date: Jun 2007 Location: Near Algonquin Park Photos: Gallery \| Albums Posts: 40,451 Original Poster	Originally posted by dcmsox2004 marvelous nature series.... brrrr.. dave m My old heavy blind was too heavy to be portable, my new one I can carry. SO I was set up on the ice (which is still solid enough to bear my weight, in the blind with a very light jacket on, it was just toasty. The only way to get these images without the ice is to sit in a swamp, later in the year. Personally, the cold and ice gives me opportunities I wouldn't have later in the year. As well the ice restricts the beavers access to the shoreline making it much easier to predict where they will come out of the water, and reduces the area they have to swim in., making it easier to locate them. This is the best time of year for beavers, otters mink and other water dwelling creatures.

04-27-2018, 12:51 PM	#6
GeoJerry Veteran Member Join Date: Dec 2011 Location: Santa Barbara, CA Photos: Gallery Posts: 5,158	Nice shots... strangely enough I've never seen a beaver in the wild. Not many of them in this part of the world!

07-07-2018, 06:40 PM	#7
reh321 Pentaxian Join Date: Nov 2014 Location: South Bend, IN, USA Photos: Gallery \| Albums Posts: 23,181	I hear that the "Beaver Corps of Engineers" is an important adjunct to Otis's team.