There are no more interesting animals to inhabit our area than beavers. Busy as a beaver is not just a saying. The beaver shown below has taken up residence at one end of Lake Elkhorn. I am not sure if this is a new beaver or just one that has relocated from the other end of the lake.
Below is a picture of this beaver's den.
The beaver enters the den from underwater and then travels up into the higher portion of the den where it can breath air. Below is a drawing of a den's struture.
Before I noticed the den I had noticed the effects of a beaver dam on the stream leading into the lake. What is usually a small stream that has just little flowing water in it is now full of standing water. This is a sure sign of a dam.
The area has the signs of the beaver chewing down small trees in the area.
P.S.
When I visited the Maryland Book Bank last week I learned that they had their laptop stolen. This organization operates on a shoestring and provides thousands of books to children in our area. If you happen to have a laptop you are not using and would like to donate it to this organization contact me and I will get it to them. My email is at the top of the blog.
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