Photo of the Week - The Polar Bear Swim - Beaver (North American)
"THE POLAR BEAR SWIM"
Beaver (North American) - 3 Photos
No, it's the other iconic Canadian mammal - the beaver!
Was watching the Trumpeter Swans near the Bow River in Calgary, Alberta, when a dark shape appeared on the surface of the water, off to my right.
At first glance, I thought "muskrat" as I have seen them there before but somehow the wave created by the swimming wasn't quite right. Well, it dove under the water and disappeared.
Fifteen minutes passed and then close to my right, up popped the beaver. I know they have a lodge nearby but to see one in the icy waters close to noon was the highlight of the day (sorry swans). He/She didn't stay long and then back underwater and when it resurfaced the second time, it was heading downstream quite a distance away.
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