Continuing with our photo montage series, today’s post features one of my favorite nature photographers, Lars Leber. You can see his fantastic website, here. Below is his latest, with commentary on angry beavers. Thanks, Lars!
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I took this photo back in June. I was pretty tired that evening and the only reason I was still up was due to not finding a good camping spot since it was very busy, so I decided to take a quick stop at this beaver pond to get a shot. As soon as I set up at the edge of the pond, the beavers got angry and started to hit their tails on the water. Constantly too. Quite loud in the middle of the night. I am fine with hiking at night and camping alone, but a few questions went through my mind as I was standing at the edge of the pond unable to turn my headlamp on while taking photos. Do beavers bite? I know they have strong teeth. What disease would they transmit? Would they grab my tripod/camera and drag it into the water? Will my tripod legs be bitten in half? I did not stay too long and eventually found a nice camping spot.
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Below is a shot Kate got recently of a (presumably) non angry beaver in the South Platte just below Marston Dam in Waterton Canyon.
Thanks, Kate!
My wildlife photography may leave something to be desired, but that’s one impressive rodent!