![]() We’ve had rain, snow, rain, wind, summer temperatures, OK, almost summer temperatures, some record highs, flash freezes to -16° and then warmth and sun and now perhaps tonight, more snow, just when I could see the ground! NO! The yoyo that is Spring here. ![]() Lucky to have our view from up high! Look! Out on the ice, a coyote without a tail…wait a minute! That ain’t no coyote!! Always a thrill, he looked away and continued walking towards the forest and disappeared among the trees. ![]() Ok, technically, cat on ice, and oh my! What a beauty! I caught some movement out of the corner of my eye as I sat at my computer, looking out at the lake, what the…coyote? Grab camera, Holey moley, no tail, could only mean a bobcat or lynx! I yelled for Mike and opened the sliding glass door so I could get some better shots, less glass…he stopped walking, the cat, and looked up at us, still from a long ways away but he saw the motion, or heard us most likely! He was BIG! Not the little bobcats from Baja, they might have topped out at 20-25 lbs, this one looked almost twice their size. Very interesting animals! Now if they could leave the road culvert alone! Therefore as beavers chew wood the softer backside of the tooth wears faster, creating a chisel-like cutting surface. Their four front teeth (incisors) are self-sharpening due to hard orange enamel on the front of the tooth and a softer dentin on the back. Beaver teeth never stop growing, so they do not become too worn despite years of chewing hardwoods. To obtain food and building materials, beavers are well known for their ability to topple large trees using nothing but their specially adapted incisor teeth and powerful lower jaw muscles. Beavers and humans are alike in their ability to greatly alter their habitats to suit their own needs. Native Americans greatly respected beavers, calling them “Little People”. ![]() Adult beavers typically weigh 45 to 60 pounds, but have been known to grow to 100 pounds. The beaver (Castor Canadensis) is North America’s largest rodent. I am not sure if this beaver had multiple lodges, as there is one to our left in the swamp as well, or if it is a neighbour? According to Beaver Solutions: ![]()
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