Wally!

[Guy M]

Wally the beaver posed for me while I was walking my dog along the river this morning. Don't often get to photograph them on land, usually they're just swimming past:

Regards, Guy

 

[crashlanding]

A couple of weeks ago, walking on the river front trail (Colorado river) before coming to work, I caught one getting ready to cross the concrete, maybe 8' wide, he spooked and the flopping of his tail hitting the concrete was hilarious. Sounded like a wet bathing suit smacking it. No shortage of beaver around here.

 

[cajun]

Man those are some destructive suckers. We are constantly at war with them on our property. Tearing up trees damming up our pond outflow. Burrowing in our levies and causing sinkholes. Not to mention walking out after a hunt on the pond levee and having one slap that tail on the water and scare the crap out of you lol. I guess in gods plan they all have a purpose. But they are like viet cong around here.

 

[VinceMule]

A head shot turns them into a jet ski when they are swimming!

 

[cajun]

A head shot turns them into a jet ski when they are swimming!

I wonder if a thermal would pick them up swimming. Ours only come out at night. Like viet cong lol. Makes a hard target free hand at 100 yds when all-you can see is there nose out the water.

 

[Will.284]

At work we are constantly using the backhoe to destroy dams I olive in a big county in central Mt and at least once a week we are destroying dams. My county won't let me carry on a grader for some reason

 

[ericbc7]

A good use of the 17wsm rimfire, those little but fast bullets have never bounced off the water for me - they just detonate. I'm not saying it can't happen, just that I have not observed it on the river near my home.

 

[HRM Johnny]

Wally the beaver posed for me while I was walking my dog along the river this morning. Don't often get to photograph them on land, usually they're just swimming past:

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Regards, Guy

Very cool. Thanks for the picture.