Miss H and I headed off to the creek this afternoon to get a bit of fresh air. We were wondering just how high the water would be after all the rain we have had in the last few days. We were standing on the cliff overlooking the creek and Miss H said "What is that black thing in the water, is it a bird?" At first I did not see it, but after a bit of pointing and looking. There it was!
A beaver, just swimming up stream against the current.
I had to zoom in pretty far with my lens.
But I got a couple of good shots.
We stood there for a while and then decided to walk down to see if we could get a better look, but by the time we got down the hill he was gone. It was amazing to see this animal within walking distance of our house. We were a bit puzzled though, I did not expect a beaver in such a fast moving creek.
On the way back up the hill, there seemed to be things everywhere that I could take pictures of. I will share the rest tomorrow. But here is one for now.
A fern frond, just starting to uncurl.
More tomorrow.
Oh wow! Amazing discovery.
Posted by: tracey petersen | April 16, 2009 at 11:27 PM
that is so cool!! We have lots of beaver action at our stream, but we've never seen them!
Posted by: molly | April 16, 2009 at 11:44 PM
A beaver! Fun!
The fern is gorgeous.
PS-Love the blog banner photos...keep meaning to tell you.
Posted by: eurolush | April 17, 2009 at 12:58 PM
It is about to become glaringly obvious that I do not live where wild things grow:
What is a fern frond?!
Posted by: Sarah @ BecomingSarah.com | April 17, 2009 at 06:27 PM