North American beaver (Castor canadensis)


Beaver-gnawed log along stream north of Joe's garage (Oct 2018)
Beaver-gnawed log along stream north of Joe's garage (Oct 2018)

Beaver-gnawed trees in the snow (Jan 2017)
Beaver-gnawed trees in the snow (Jan 2017)

Beaver (female) eating apple in water by John McElroy (Nov 2010)
Beaver (female) eating apple in water by John McElroy (Nov 2010)

Beaver (female) eating apple in water by John McElroy (Nov 2010)
Beaver (female) eating apple in water by John McElroy (Nov 2010)

Beaver (young) eating in water (Sep 1984)
Beaver (young) eating in water (Sep 1984)

Beaver amongst yellow water lilies and pickerelweed in Miller Pond (Jun 2019)
Beaver amongst yellow water lilies and pickerelweed in Miller Pond (Jun 2019)

Beaver amongst yellow water lilies and pickerelweed in Miller Pond (Jun 2019)
Beaver amongst yellow water lilies and pickerelweed in Miller Pond (Jun 2019)

Beaver amongst yellow water lilies and pickerelweed in Miller Pond (Jun 2019)
Beaver amongst yellow water lilies and pickerelweed in Miller Pond (Jun 2019)

Beaver and lily pad 'hat' in main pond (May 2017)
Beaver and lily pad 'hat' in main pond (May 2017)

Beaver and Ramon Sewall (1974)
Beaver and Ramon Sewall (1974)

Beaver approaching poplar tree, photo by Hope Sawyer Buyukmihci (undated)
Beaver approaching poplar tree, photo by Hope Sawyer Buyukmihci (undated)

Beaver at Miller Pond outflow area (Feb 2019)
Beaver at Miller Pond outflow area (Feb 2019)

Beaver at Miller Pond outflow area (Feb 2019)
Beaver at Miller Pond outflow area (Feb 2019)

Beaver at Miller Pond outflow area (Feb 2019)
Beaver at Miller Pond outflow area (Feb 2019)

Beaver at Miller Pond outflow area (Feb 2019)
Beaver at Miller Pond outflow area (Feb 2019)

Beaver at Miller Pond outflow area (Feb 2019)
Beaver at Miller Pond outflow area (Feb 2019)

Beaver at Miller Pond outflow area (Feb 2019)
Beaver at Miller Pond outflow area (Feb 2019)

Beaver babies and Hope Sawyer Buyukmihci (undated)
Beaver babies and Hope Sawyer Buyukmihci (undated)

Beaver being fed by Hope Sawyer Buyukmihci (undated)
Beaver being fed by Hope Sawyer Buyukmihci (undated)

Beaver breakthrough spot in main pond ice (Jan 2017)
Beaver breakthrough spot in main pond ice (Jan 2017)

Beaver called Maria, 4 month old child (undated)
Beaver called Maria, 4 month old child (undated)

Beaver chewing tree (undated)
Beaver chewing tree (undated)

Beaver child of mother we called Whiskers (1965)
Beaver child of mother we called Whiskers (1965)

Beaver cleaning tail area (Jul 2018)
Beaver cleaning tail area (Jul 2018)

Beaver cleaning tail area (Jul 2018)
Beaver cleaning tail area (Jul 2018)

Beaver cutting poplar (undated)
Beaver cutting poplar (undated)

Beaver cutting tree by Hope Sawyer Buyukmihci (1966)
Beaver cutting tree by Hope Sawyer Buyukmihci (1966)

Beaver cutting tree by Hope Sawyer Buyukmihci (fall 1966)
Beaver cutting tree by Hope Sawyer Buyukmihci (fall 1966)

Beaver dam across flooded Bluebird Trail walkway (Apr 2020)
Beaver dam across flooded Bluebird Trail walkway (Apr 2020)

Beaver dam across flooded Bluebird Trail walkway (Apr 2020)
Beaver dam across flooded Bluebird Trail walkway (Apr 2020)

Beaver dam across flooded Bluebird Trail walkway (Apr 2020)
Beaver dam across flooded Bluebird Trail walkway (Apr 2020)

Beaver dam and modification of boardwalk along main pond (Mar 2017)
Beaver dam and modification of boardwalk along main pond (Mar 2017)

Beaver dam and waterways (undated)
Beaver dam and waterways (undated)

Beaver dam at Miller Pond, photo by Dave Sauder (Oct 2019)
Beaver dam at Miller Pond, photo by Dave Sauder (Oct 2019)

Beaver dam at Miller Pond, photo by Dave Sauder (Oct 2019)
Beaver dam at Miller Pond, photo by Dave Sauder (Oct 2019)

Beaver dam with new sticks inserted by the beavers (Sep 2016)
Beaver dam with new sticks inserted by the beavers (Sep 2016)

Beaver eating grape (undated)
Beaver eating grape (undated)

Beaver eating in main pond (Apr 2017)
Beaver eating in main pond (Apr 2017)

Beaver eating water lily in main pond (Jun 2019)
Beaver eating water lily in main pond (Jun 2019)

Beaver eating water lily in main pond (May 2017)
Beaver eating water lily in main pond (May 2017)

Beaver family dining in water (Sep 1984)
Beaver family dining in water (Sep 1984)

Beaver family dining in water (Sep 1984)
Beaver family dining in water (Sep 1984)

Beaver family dining in water (Sep 1984)
Beaver family dining in water (Sep 1984)

Beaver family dining in water (Sep 1984)
Beaver family dining in water (Sep 1984)

Beaver family dining in water (Sep 1984)
Beaver family dining in water (Sep 1984)

Beaver food raft (Feb 2017)
Beaver food raft (Feb 2017)

Beaver food raft covered with snow (Jan 2018)
Beaver food raft covered with snow (Jan 2018)

Beaver food raft, photo by Hope Sawyer Buyukmihci (1966)
Beaver food raft, photo by Hope Sawyer Buyukmihci (1966)

Beaver gnawed tree, photo Leor Veleanu (Jun 2019)
Beaver gnawed tree, photo Leor Veleanu (Jun 2019)

Beaver in main pond (Mar 2018)
Beaver in main pond (Mar 2018)

Beaver in Miller Pond (Feb 2019)
Beaver in Miller Pond (Feb 2019)

Beaver in Miller Pond (Feb 2019)
Beaver in Miller Pond (Feb 2019)

Beaver in Miller Pond (Feb 2019)
Beaver in Miller Pond (Feb 2019)

Beaver in the lap of Hope Sawyer Buyukmihci (undated)
Beaver in the lap of Hope Sawyer Buyukmihci (undated)

Beaver kit and Anne Dinshah (undated)
Beaver kit and Anne Dinshah (undated)

Beaver kits and Hope Sawyer Buyukmihci (Jul 1995)
Beaver kits and Hope Sawyer Buyukmihci (Jul 1995)

Beaver kits and Hope Sawyer Buyukmihci (Jul 1995)
Beaver kits and Hope Sawyer Buyukmihci (Jul 1995)

Beaver lodge (Jan 2017)
Beaver lodge (Jan 2017)

Beaver lodge (main), food raft and kits' lodge (Feb 2017)
Beaver lodge (main), food raft and kits' lodge (Feb 2017)

Beaver lodge (old) near Bluebird Trail (Mar 2020)
Beaver lodge (old) near Bluebird Trail (Mar 2020)

Beaver lodge (old) near Bluebird Trail (Mar 2020)
Beaver lodge (old) near Bluebird Trail (Mar 2020)

Beaver lodge 1, along stream between main pond and Miller Pond (Jul 2019)
Beaver lodge 1, along stream between main pond and Miller Pond (Jul 2019)

Beaver lodge 1, along stream between main pond and Miller Pond (Jul 2019)
Beaver lodge 1, along stream between main pond and Miller Pond (Jul 2019)

Beaver lodge 2, along stream between main pond and Miller Pond (Jul 2019)
Beaver lodge 2, along stream between main pond and Miller Pond (Jul 2019)

Beaver lodge 3, along stream between main pond and Miller Pond (Jul 2019)
Beaver lodge 3, along stream between main pond and Miller Pond (Jul 2019)

Beaver lodge and food raft (Jan 2017)
Beaver lodge and food raft (Jan 2017)

Beaver lodge covered in snow (Feb 2016)
Beaver lodge covered in snow (Feb 2016)

Beaver lodge in main pond (Jun 2020)
Beaver lodge in main pond (Jun 2020)

Beaver lodge in main pond (Jun 2020)
Beaver lodge in main pond (Jun 2020)

Beaver lodge in main pond (Nov 2017)
Beaver lodge in main pond (Nov 2017)

Beaver lodge in main pond with manager Jen Collins in foreground, photo by Dave Sauder (Jan 2020)
Beaver lodge in main pond with manager Jen Collins in foreground, photo by Dave Sauder (Jan 2020)

Beaver lodge in main pond with our headquarters in background, photo by Dave Sauder (Jan 2020)
Beaver lodge in main pond with our headquarters in background, photo by Dave Sauder (Jan 2020)

Beaver lodge in main pond, photo by Dave Sauder (Jan 2020)
Beaver lodge in main pond, photo by Dave Sauder (Jan 2020)

Beaver lodge in main pond, photo by Dave Sauder (Jan 2020)
Beaver lodge in main pond, photo by Dave Sauder (Jan 2020)

Beaver lodge in Miller Pond (Jul 2020)
Beaver lodge in Miller Pond (Jul 2020)

Beaver lodge near old Wild Goose Blind in main pond (May 2019)
Beaver lodge near old Wild Goose Blind in main pond (May 2019)

Beaver lodge with snow (undated)
Beaver lodge with snow (undated)

Beaver lodge with snow (undated)
Beaver lodge with snow (undated)

Beaver lodge with snow in Miller Pond (Dec 2019)
Beaver lodge with snow in Miller Pond (Dec 2019)

Beaver lodge with snow in Miller Pond (Dec 2019)
Beaver lodge with snow in Miller Pond (Dec 2019)

Beaver lodge with snow, photo by Hope Sawyer Buyukmihci (1966)
Beaver lodge with snow, photo by Hope Sawyer Buyukmihci (1966)

Beaver lodges (larger with evidence of recent activity) and food raft in main pond, photo by Dave Sauder (Jan 2020)
Beaver lodges (larger with evidence of recent activity) and food raft in main pond, photo by Dave Sauder (Jan 2020)

Beaver lodges (left and middle) and food raft (far right) in main pond (Jun 2020)
Beaver lodges (left and middle) and food raft (far right) in main pond (Jun 2020)

Beaver lodges covered with snow (Jan 2018)
Beaver lodges covered with snow (Jan 2018)

Beaver lodges in main pond (Mar 2020)
Beaver lodges in main pond (Mar 2020)

Beaver lodges in main pond (Mar 2020)
Beaver lodges in main pond (Mar 2020)

Beaver on log, via trail camera (Apr 2017)
Beaver on log, via trail camera (Apr 2017)

Beaver scent mound along main pond dike (Apr 2020 04)
Beaver scent mound along main pond dike (Apr 2020 04)

Beaver scent mound along main pond dike (Apr 2020)
Beaver scent mound along main pond dike (Apr 2020)

Beaver scent mound along main pond shore (Mar 2020)
Beaver scent mound along main pond shore (Mar 2020)

Beaver series at night near Wild Goose Blind, 1, trail camera photos (May 2020)
Beaver series at night near Wild Goose Blind, 1, trail camera photos (May 2020)

Beaver series at night near Wild Goose Blind, 2, trail camera photos (May 2020)
Beaver series at night near Wild Goose Blind, 2, trail camera photos (May 2020)

Beaver series near Wild Goose Blind, 1, trail camera photos (May 2020)
Beaver series near Wild Goose Blind, 1, trail camera photos (May 2020)

Beaver series near Wild Goose Blind, 2, trail camera photos (May 2020)
Beaver series near Wild Goose Blind, 2, trail camera photos (May 2020)

Beaver series near Wild Goose Blind, 3, trail camera photos (May 2020)
Beaver series near Wild Goose Blind, 3, trail camera photos (May 2020)

Beaver series near Wild Goose Blind, 4, trail camera photos (May 2020)
Beaver series near Wild Goose Blind, 4, trail camera photos (May 2020)

Beaver swimming in main pond (May 2019)
Beaver swimming in main pond (May 2019)

Beaver swimming in main pond at sunset (Sep 2017)
Beaver swimming in main pond at sunset (Sep 2017)

Beaver swimming in main pond at sunset (Sep 2017)
Beaver swimming in main pond at sunset (Sep 2017)

Beaver swimming in main pond with Venus visible (Oct 2016)
Beaver swimming in main pond with Venus visible (Oct 2016)

Beaver swimming in main pond, via trail camera (Apr 2016)
Beaver swimming in main pond, via trail camera (Apr 2016)

Beaver swimming near main pond dike (May 2019)
Beaver swimming near main pond dike (May 2019)

Beaver swimming near main pond dike (May 2019)
Beaver swimming near main pond dike (May 2019)

Beaver swimming to lodge in main pond, via trail camera (Feb 2016)
Beaver swimming to lodge in main pond, via trail camera (Feb 2016)

Beaver swimming to lodge in main pond, via trail camera (Feb 2016)
Beaver swimming to lodge in main pond, via trail camera (Feb 2016)

Beaver swimming with reed in main pond (Jul 2017)
Beaver swimming with reed in main pond (Jul 2017)

Beaver tail splash alert in main pond (Jul 2017)
Beaver tail splash alert in main pond (Jul 2017)

Beaver we called Chopper (1975)
Beaver we called Chopper (1975)

Beaver we called Chopper and Hope Sawyer Buyukmihci (1975)
Beaver we called Chopper and Hope Sawyer Buyukmihci (1975)

Beaver we called Chopper and Hope Sawyer Buyukmihci and Patty Jaymes (1974)
Beaver we called Chopper and Hope Sawyer Buyukmihci and Patty Jaymes (1974)

Beaver we called Chopper and Hope Sawyer Buyukmihci, photo by Bee Simpson (Oct 1974)
Beaver we called Chopper and Hope Sawyer Buyukmihci, photo by Bee Simpson (Oct 1974)

Beaver we called Chopper and Hope Sawyer Buyukmihci, photo by Joe Tobin (spring 1975)
Beaver we called Chopper and Hope Sawyer Buyukmihci, photo by Joe Tobin (spring 1975)

Beaver we called Chopper and Jim Sexauer (1974)
Beaver we called Chopper and Jim Sexauer (1974)

Beaver we called Chopper and Joe Bump (Jul 1974)
Beaver we called Chopper and Joe Bump (Jul 1974)

Beaver we called Nipper going for poplar tree, photo by Hope Sawyer Buyukmihci (Dec 1967 )
Beaver we called Nipper going for poplar tree, photo by Hope Sawyer Buyukmihci (Dec 1967 )

Beaver we called Whiskers (1965)
Beaver we called Whiskers (1965)

Beaver we called Whiskers, photo by Hope Sawyer Buyukmihci (1965)
Beaver we called Whiskers, photo by Hope Sawyer Buyukmihci (1965)

Beaver, photo by Hope Sawyer Buyukmihci (1987)
Beaver, photo by Hope Sawyer Buyukmihci (1987)

Beavers (undated)
Beavers (undated)

Beavers being fed by Hope Sawyer Buyukmihci (undated)
Beavers being fed by Hope Sawyer Buyukmihci (undated)

Beavers mating near Bluebird Trail, trail camera photo (1) (Feb 2020)
Beavers mating near Bluebird Trail, trail camera photo (1) (Feb 2020)

Beavers mating near Bluebird Trail, trail camera photo (2) (Feb 2020)
Beavers mating near Bluebird Trail, trail camera photo (2) (Feb 2020)

Beavers outside their lodge (undated)
Beavers outside their lodge (undated)

Beavers outside their lodge (undated)
Beavers outside their lodge (undated)

Beavers swimming in main pond (May 2019)
Beavers swimming in main pond (May 2019)

Beavers swimming in main pond (May 2019)
Beavers swimming in main pond (May 2019)

Beavers swimming, by trail camera (Mar 2018)
Beavers swimming, by trail camera (Mar 2018)

Beavers we called Goldie and Fluffy and Hope Sawyer Buyukmihci, photo by Al Francesconi (1965)
Beavers we called Goldie and Fluffy and Hope Sawyer Buyukmihci, photo by Al Francesconi (1965)

Beavers we called Goldie and Fluffy and raccoon at Otter Dam, photo by Hope Sawyer Buyukmihci (1965)
Beavers we called Goldie and Fluffy and raccoon at Otter Dam, photo by Hope Sawyer Buyukmihci (1965)

Cavit Buyukmihci and beaver (undated)
Cavit Buyukmihci and beaver (undated)

Great blue heron in main pond near beaver lodge, 1 (turtle shell on lodge) (May 2020)
Great blue heron in main pond near beaver lodge, 1 (turtle shell on lodge) (May 2020)

Great blue heron in main pond near beaver lodge, 2 (turtle shell on lodge) (May 2020)
Great blue heron in main pond near beaver lodge, 2 (turtle shell on lodge) (May 2020)

Great blue heron in main pond near beaver lodge, 3 (May 2020)
Great blue heron in main pond near beaver lodge, 3 (May 2020)

Logs stripped of bark by beavers, near main pond dike (Mar 2020)
Logs stripped of bark by beavers, near main pond dike (Mar 2020)

Main pond and beaver lodges, photo by Jeff Hrusko (Feb 2018)
Main pond and beaver lodges, photo by Jeff Hrusko (Feb 2018)

Main pond, view from beaver dam (Sep 2017)
Main pond, view from beaver dam (Sep 2017)

Shelf fungus on beaver lodge covered with snow (Jan 2018)
Shelf fungus on beaver lodge covered with snow (Jan 2018)

Stump left after beavers cut down tree for food and building materials (Jan 2020)
Stump left after beavers cut down tree for food and building materials (Jan 2020)

Stumps in Miller Pond after beavers cut down trees (Jan 2020)
Stumps in Miller Pond after beavers cut down trees (Jan 2020)

Stumps of trees cut down by beavers next to stream north of Joe's garage (Oct 2018)
Stumps of trees cut down by beavers next to stream north of Joe's garage (Oct 2018)

Tree downed by beavers (Jan 2018)
Tree downed by beavers (Jan 2018)

Tree gnawed by beaver near main pond (Jan 2020)
Tree gnawed by beaver near main pond (Jan 2020)

Tree gnawed by beaver near main pond (Jan 2020)
Tree gnawed by beaver near main pond (Jan 2020)

Tree gnawed by beaver near main pond (Jan 2020)
Tree gnawed by beaver near main pond (Jan 2020)

Tree gnawed by beavers near Bluebird Trail (Mar 2020)
Tree gnawed by beavers near Bluebird Trail (Mar 2020)

Tree stump after beaver felled tree in Miller Pond (Apr 2020)
Tree stump after beaver felled tree in Miller Pond (Apr 2020)

Trees cut by beavers, Otter Dam trail (Dec 2019)
Trees cut by beavers, Otter Dam trail (Dec 2019)

Trees gnawed by one or more beavers adjacent Bluebird Trail, photo by Dave Sauder (Dec 2019)
Trees gnawed by one or more beavers adjacent Bluebird Trail, photo by Dave Sauder (Dec 2019)

Trees gnawed downed by beavers (Jan 2018)
Trees gnawed downed by beavers (Jan 2018)

Turtles (eastern painted, northern red-bellied or both) on beaver lodge in main pond (May 2020)
Turtles (eastern painted, northern red-bellied or both) on beaver lodge in main pond (May 2020)