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Beaver (North American) - 11 Photos

The following photos were taken over the course of two days and all within the last half hour before sunset, hence the different lighting.

The subjects are both most likely 2 years old or so and still exhibit a great deal of playfulness. They are, however, transitioning to adult responsibilities & in between play and eating, they were busy doing lodge and dam repair & bringing in young branches with succulent leaves for the "new additions" still safely hidden in the lodge, during daylight hours.

One is definitely smaller. I have to admit that sweet beaver face & the sounds he/she emits (something between a moan or a whine) when in close proximity to his/her sibling, just tug at my heart strings.

The smaller beaver swam in behind his/her larger sibling, making those adorable soft sounds, perhaps asking if he/she could join (Photo #1 through Photo #3) in sharing a meal together.

But there's always time for some beaver rough housing and wrestling, all in fun (Photo #4 through Photo #6). 

Photo #7 through Photo #10 are close-ups of those very wet but furry beaver faces. 

And onto Photo #11. Although smaller in size, this young beaver definitely excels in underwater aquatics. One of his/her favourite activities is to do a beaver roll just under the surface of the water, similar to that executed by seals. And it's an activity where one or more siblings join in. The execution is so unexpected, rapid & mostly done underwater, that although there were numerous attempts, I managed to only capture one sharp shot. Will continue to pursue my quest of more beaver roll photos.

I would emphasize this is not a beaver in distress but a beaver in play completing one full turn. Those are the two beaver hands at the top and believe that is the beaver's brown furry belly. One more quick movement and having right sided, it's a resurface & back to eating. 

MAY I JOIN YOU?

PHOTO #1

PHOTO #2

PHOTO #3

"ROUGH HOUSING/BEAVER WRESTLING"

PHOTO #4

PHOTO #5

PHOTO #6

"FURRY FACES"

PHOTO #7

PHOTO #8

PHOTO #9

PHOTO #10

"THE BEAVER/SEAL ROLL" (Wheee!)

PHOTO #11