Monday, March 8, 2010

Beavers


There are two animals in this picture. One in the water on the left and another up on top of some sticks on the right.


Here is a close-up of the animal on the left. If you look closely (click on the image for a larger version) you can see it has a wide, smooth tail which is characteristic of a beaver.


Here is a close-up of the animal on the right.


Here is the animal on the left in a picture taken a second later.


Here is the animal on the right a second later. The pile of sticks, although obscured by some branches in the foreground, appears to be a beaver lodge.


Here is a full frame which was taken at 20x zoom. The other images were cropped from this or a second photograph like it taken a second or two earlier.

After these pictures were taken, the beaver was heard slapping the water with its tail. A few seconds later another slap was heard, possibly by the second beaver.

These photographs were taken a few tens of feet from where a fisher was sighted on February 9, 2010.

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Beaver, March 8, 2010
Great Meadows National Wildlife Refuge, Concord, MA
Canon PowerShot SX20 IS

Whitetail Deer

Whitetail Deer Whitetail Deer

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Whitetail Deer, March 8, 2010
Great Meadows National Wildlife Refuge, Sudbury, MA
Canon PowerShot SX20 IS

Canada Geese Flying

canada geese flying

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Canada Geese Flying, March 8, 2010
Great Meadows National Wildlife Refuge, Concord, MA
Canon PowerShot SX20 IS

Canada Geese Flying II

Canada Geese Flying

Canada Geese Flying

Canada Geese Flying

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Canada Geese Flying, March 8, 2010
Great Meadows National Wildlife Refuge, Concord, MA
Canon PowerShot SX20 IS

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Mute Swans

Mute Swans Mute Swans

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Mute Swans, March 8, 2010
Great Meadows National Wildlife Refuge, Concord, MA
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Mute Swan Flying

Mute Swans

Mute Swans

Mute Swans

Mute Swans

Mute Swans

Mute Swans

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Mute Swans, March 8, 2010
Great Meadows National Wildlife Refuge, Concord, MA
Canon PowerShot SX20 IS

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Mute Swan

Mute Swan

Mute Swan

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Mute Swan, March 8, 2010
Great Meadows National Wildlife Refuge, Concord, MA
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Muskrat Swimming

Muskrat Swimming Muskrat Swimming Muskrat Swimming Muskrat Swimming

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Muskrat Swimming, March 8, 2010
Great Meadows National Wildlife Refuge, Sudbury, MA
Canon PowerShot SX20 IS

Hooded Mergansers

Hooded Mergansers Hooded Mergansers Hooded Mergansers

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Hooded Mergansers, March 8, 2010
Great Meadows National Wildlife Refuge, Concord, MA
Canon PowerShot SX20 IS

Bufflehead

Bufflehead Bufflehead

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Bufflehead, March 8, 2010
Great Meadows National Wildlife Refuge, Concord, MA
Canon PowerShot SX20 IS

Ring-Necked Ducks

Ring-Necked Duck Ring-Necked Duck Ring-Necked Duck Ring-Necked Duck Ring-Necked Duck

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Ring-Necked Duck, March 8, 2010
Great Meadows National Wildlife Refuge, Concord, MA
Canon PowerShot SX20 IS

Common Goldeneye

Common  Goldeneye Common  Goldeneye

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Common Goldeneye, March 8, 2010
Great Meadows National Wildlife Refuge, Concord, MA
Canon PowerShot SX20 IS

Common Mergansers

Common Mergansers Common Mergansers

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Common Mergansers, March 8, 2010
Great Meadows National Wildlife Refuge, Concord, MA
Canon PowerShot SX20 IS

Red-Winged Blackbird

Red-Winged Blackbird Red-Winged Blackbird Red-Winged Blackbird Red-Winged Blackbird

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Red-Winged Blackbird, March 8, 2010
Great Meadows National Wildlife Refuge, Concord, MA
Canon PowerShot SX20 IS

Mute Swan, Common Goldeneye Moulting

Mute Swan, Common Goldeneye Moulting Mute Swan, Common Goldeneye Moulting

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Mute Swan, Common Goldeneye Moulting, March 8, 2010
Great Meadows National Wildlife Refuge, Concord, MA
Canon PowerShot SX20 IS

Mallards Flying

Mallards Flying

Mallards Flying

Mallards Flying

Mallards Flying

Mallards Flying

Mallards Flying

Mallards Flying

Mallards Flying

Mallards Flying

Mallards Flying

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Mallards Flying, March 8, 2010
Great Meadows National Wildlife Refuge, Concord, MA
Canon PowerShot SX20 IS

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