"A ROSE AMONG THE THORNS"

Beaver (North American) - 9 Photos

The photos that follow were taken from a high vantage point at the top of a river bank. 

The beaver hauled his/her beaver butt out of the water, climbed up the rocky escarpment and with incredible nimbleness & dexterity managed to balance between the rocks to dine on the new green foliage. No mean feat particularly for a beaver who doesn't possess the best athletic form.

And some of those leaves were ensconced among the Wild Rose bushes currently bare of leaves & flowers, but with branches covered in sharp thorns. But I suppose a beaver armored with a thick furry coat and nails to part the branches, just another day of calorie intake.

And with the beaver's reputation gaining more good press as an eco-warrior of water management & conservation, what better way (and probably original) of tagging a beaver as a "rose among the thorns".

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