Yesterday, just as the sun was going down, I decided to take my bike down to the creek real quick and see if I could spot our Mr. Beaver.
I was greeted to a nasty sight.
I’m pretty sure it was ‘the powers that be’ who did this because there is a red flag by his house. God only knows what that means...
Sorry for the poor quality picture, My camera has problems in low light...
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Notice where the water mark is. And now I see he had a perfectly good working entrance that didn’t show at all when the water was at the right level.
Here’s the lower pond and you can see where they removed a section of the dam on the right:
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I was so distressed and angry. I just don’t see what the big deal is to leave him alone. That creek is not on some well traveled walking path nor is it in anyone’s back yard, exactly.
I don’t know if the beaver is still there or if they trapped him or what. If he still IS there, then this is just harassment.
‘/’ Grrrrr....
On the way back up to the road, an owl flew to the top of a tree. I could feel he also disapproved of recent actions against Mr. Beaver. We looked at each other for a while. But agreed there wasn’t much we could do.
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I would have liked to have been present while all this was going on. I might have had a few pithy things to say.
(It’s probably better for all concerned that you missed the whole thing. I don’t want to have to bail you out of jail for being a cranky naturalist on the rampage. It would be MOST embarrassing.)
Your psychological well being is not really a priority for me right now.
I was just hoping to see the beaver in person.
Maybe I still can, if he hasn’t been deported.
This is not an auspicious beginning to 2012.
That’s all I’m sayin’.