kristavws Posted December 25, 2010 Share Posted December 25, 2010 We went out for a Christmas Eve hike yesterday, and discovered the coolest beaver dam on our property. We did not get close, because we did not want to disturb the beavers, but one of my boys even discovered a stick with the chew marks in it. From our vantage point, we could even see the remnants of the small trees they had chewed off for the construction of their dam. Krista Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jean in Newcastle Posted December 25, 2010 Share Posted December 25, 2010 That is really neat! We can see a beaver dam right off of one of our main freeway bridges and I've always wanted to stop and look more closely. Of course this would cause a major accident, so we have to go flying on by. . . Maybe you could take some pictures with a telephoto lens! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jen500 Posted December 25, 2010 Share Posted December 25, 2010 Cool! A while ago we watched an Imax Beavers show on Netflix--such interesting animals! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kalanamak Posted December 25, 2010 Share Posted December 25, 2010 How exciting. David Attenborough has some great beaver stuff on his Life of Mammals. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mcconnellboys Posted December 26, 2010 Share Posted December 26, 2010 That's very cool! Hope they won't back up water into areas that will cause problems for you.... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ibbygirl Posted December 26, 2010 Share Posted December 26, 2010 Cool!! Pics?? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jenL Posted December 26, 2010 Share Posted December 26, 2010 I would love to see something like that up close, especially with my boys. What an excellent learning opportunity! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ThatCyndiGirl Posted December 26, 2010 Share Posted December 26, 2010 A friend of mine told a story about the night her dog got into a fight with a beaver on her property. She talked about beavers as if they were some evil scourge visited upon man. I, rather innocently, piped up, "But,.....I thought that beavers were Nature's Architects?" (I swear that I heard that in some reel-to-reel film watched in an elementary classroom.) She looked at me like I had two heads. She hissed, "NO, THEY ARE NOT!! THEY ARE EVIL, VILE, DESTRUCTIVE CREATURES!" I told her that they are cute and cuddly and "I don't appreciate your BeaverHate!" We have sinced agreed to disagree about....I'm sorry, but they just are.....Nature's Architects. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kristavws Posted December 26, 2010 Author Share Posted December 26, 2010 That is really neat! We can see a beaver dam right off of one of our main freeway bridges and I've always wanted to stop and look more closely. Of course this would cause a major accident, so we have to go flying on by. . . Maybe you could take some pictures with a telephoto lens! I wish I had a telephoto lens! I may try to sneak down there tomorrow to get some close-up pictures. Krista Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kristavws Posted December 26, 2010 Author Share Posted December 26, 2010 That's very cool! Hope they won't back up water into areas that will cause problems for you.... Actually we are pretty excited - the dam is already resulting in an awesome pond! Krista Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
laughing lioness Posted December 26, 2010 Share Posted December 26, 2010 We have beavers on our property- our smaller dog has been in the river swimming with them! They actually destroyed a grove of 20 year old trees (hard to come by in our valley on the great plains!). They are cool but think they own the place. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dad 4 Boys Posted December 26, 2010 Share Posted December 26, 2010 A friend of mine told a story about the night her dog got into a fight with a beaver on her property. She talked about beavers as if they were some evil scourge visited upon man. I, rather innocently, piped up, "But,.....I thought that beavers were Nature's Architects?" (I swear that I heard that in some reel-to-reel film watched in an elementary classroom.) She looked at me like I had two heads. She hissed, "NO, THEY ARE NOT!! THEY ARE EVIL, VILE, DESTRUCTIVE CREATURES!" I told her that they are cute and cuddly and "I don't appreciate your BeaverHate!" We have sinced agreed to disagree about....I'm sorry, but they just are.....Nature's Architects. She sounds like the lady in Over the Hedge. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kalanamak Posted December 26, 2010 Share Posted December 26, 2010 I told her that they are cute and cuddly and "I don't appreciate your BeaverHate!" We have sinced agreed to disagree about....I'm sorry, but they just are.....Nature's Architects. And in case some one person out there in internetland has not heard of the Beaver Correspondence: http://www.truthorfiction.com/rumors/b/beaverdam.htm Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BlsdMama Posted December 26, 2010 Share Posted December 26, 2010 A friend of mine told a story about the night her dog got into a fight with a beaver on her property. She talked about beavers as if they were some evil scourge visited upon man. I, rather innocently, piped up, "But,.....I thought that beavers were Nature's Architects?" (I swear that I heard that in some reel-to-reel film watched in an elementary classroom.) She looked at me like I had two heads. She hissed, "NO, THEY ARE NOT!! THEY ARE EVIL, VILE, DESTRUCTIVE CREATURES!" I told her that they are cute and cuddly and "I don't appreciate your BeaverHate!" We have sinced agreed to disagree about....I'm sorry, but they just are.....Nature's Architects. She was from Oregon wasn't she? The beaver hate from the beaver state surprises me too, lol. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kristavws Posted December 26, 2010 Author Share Posted December 26, 2010 She was from Oregon wasn't she? The beaver hate from the beaver state surprises me too, lol. If she was from Oregon, maybe she was a Ducks fan ;) Krista Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ThatCyndiGirl Posted December 26, 2010 Share Posted December 26, 2010 She was from Oregon wasn't she? The beaver hate from the beaver state surprises me too, lol. Nope, Oklahoma. It is surprising how many people have BeaverHate stories. When she tells her Dog vs. Beaver tales she always has quite a few people saying, "Ohyeah, Civil Engineering keeps coming out and tearing out their dams only to have them rebuild!" Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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