Saturday, April 3, 2010

Beavers Have Been At Work

We have been wandering through some new territory,

and have found an area where the beavers have been felling trees.

I have never noticed before how clearly you can see the tooth marks in the trees.

This birch stump is still alive, trying to send its sap to its branches. I have read that birch sap can be gathered and turned into syrup, the same way that maple sap is.

5 comments:

SquirrelQueen said...

They have been very busy beavers. It is amazing how well the teeth marks show up in your photos. I didn't know that about birch sap, thanks for the info.

I love your header, it won't be long now before the scent of lilacs will fill the air.

Hope you are having a great Easter weekend,
Judy

Clytie said...

I have seen beaver-fallen trees. I have even photographed beaver-fallen trees. Not once have I ever thought about getting a macro of the tooth marks!!! These are wonderful!

Anonymous said...

Beavers are so good for the environment. I hope that they do not disrupt any human endeavors.

Deb said...

boy can they cause problems....

Dar said...

I see the Beaver have been on a roll. The pic you have of the sap is quite a catch. My uncle made birch syrup once in our maple country. It was quite bitter compared to the maple syrup but I understand it depends on the ground the trees are growing in. You sure got a bunch of dandy pictures. I've seen where the DNR has to blow the dams they make so they don't flood the roads. Then they build another one the next day.

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