The beaver is Canada's national symbol. They are a family orientated mammal, mate for life and excel in engineering, as evidenced by their lodges and dams.
This Great Blue Heron had been on the back of a near by beaver dam, fishing, when it flew across into a pond and settled on the front of the beaver lodge, itself.
The heron will probably re-appear in close-ups on future blogs but knowing how tall the Great Blue Heron (3 1/2 feet to 4 1/2 feet) is, believe the landscape shot demonstrates the magnitude of this beaver family's engineered home. All it needs is a patio and it would qualify as a luxury waterfront property.
