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Visited the Nisqually Wildlife Refuge 2 weekends in a row. The first weekend I got one keeper shot. I took alot of photos and had setting wrong on my camera. Had to go back and try again. Did much better the second try. Was a bit colder the second weekend though.
That squirrel was quite the ham. It's obvious he comes cheap too. He works for peanuts, literally. (Or so I'm guessing, there was no mistaking the "Come on, feed the cute little Squirrel!" vibe he had going on...)
I'm amazed at how active the beaver has been out there this past year. There are signs of it all over the place, especially on the the west side boardwalk. I actually got some photos of it back in December(?).
This has been a really good year for bittern there as well, as your pictures show!
I'm amazed at how active the beaver has been out there this past year. There are signs of it all over the place, especially on the the west side boardwalk. I actually got some photos of it back in December(?).
This has been a really good year for bittern there as well, as your pictures show!
Well, I can't speak specifically about Nisqually NWR, but don't forget that beavers are large rodents, and reproduce on a regular basis. They're not as bad as mice, I think they only have one litter per year, but they do that every year, and the numbers start to add up. The youngsters will move on and look for their own territory, which may well explain why you see signs all over the refuge. It could be several generations worth of beavers now. They typicall keep expanding until the territory they've chosen can't support any more beavers, then they move on in search of new areas.
I was surprised that the beaver chose that particular tree. It's not overly large, in fact it's almost like a big bush, but the trunk is quite big as you can see. Why would he choose that one, instead of the many smaller diameter trees nearby? Is he working on a log cabin?
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