Checking His Dams

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Comments

Yaping Jia

Wow nicely shot, Harold!

Harold Fleming

Thank you very much, Yaping!

Jeff

All was love the bever Shot He is woghing but yet heading awhy

Harold Fleming

Thanks, Jeff! A bit like the flag to us isn't it.

Harold Fleming

I took at least a dozen photos to select this one which I caught in the right light, Debra. Like you, I'm hoping to catch this fellow out of the water. Even slapping his tail might be nice. They often come out just before dark so I'll keep at it.

Jeff

That a hard job For him Thay get made

Heather Mellon

They probably help keep the road crews off of EI too.. so everyone's happy, right? lol Beautiful water tones here as he glides through them with ease. A nice story and a lovely image Harold.

Harold Fleming

That's the aim here, Heather, work for all. Thanks for your comment.

Jane LeBlanc

Nice story, Harold. A hard working Canadian, he is!!

Harold Fleming

Jane, if I wasn't so busy shooting photographs I might have his work ethic. Also those trees are hard on the teeth.

Description
This Beaver resides in a number of sloughs or water basins on Haida Gwaii that are joined by creeks. He spends his time damming up both ends and checking on them regularly. A couple of these water basins empty into others under roadway pipes so the road crews have to come in and break the dams when the water gets too high. This keeps the beaver in work so he doesn't have to collect unemployment wages.
Taken By
Harold Fleming
Taken On
July 5, 2021
Tagged
animal wildlife buck deer doe rodent mammal
  • Focal: 300
  • Lens Model: EF70-300mm f/4-5.6L IS USM
  • Shutter speed: 0.00025 sec
  • Aperture: f/ 5.6

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