Expecting to find ice out at Jenny Lake, I hike up at dusk to see if I know the beavers living there. This pond is at the headwaters of a small tributary of the main brook, and while beavers have occupied this pond for the past two winters, I have yet to see if any of Willow's dispersed youngsters are in residence there. When I arrive, I am surprised to find this little pond still completely covered in ice. I walk around and see no sign that beavers have been able to get out from beneath the ice.
The food cache is over next to the dam, and I hear beaver noises coming from that area. I find that the beavers have been so desperate to get out that they have chewed holes through the dam. They must be hungry!
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| Note the chewed off timbers in the dam. |
I see that the beaver noise I heard was from the beaver chewing a hole through the ice.
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| Beaver has managed to reopen a small hole in this refrozen area. |
I break the ice, leave a couple of apples, and plan to return tomorrow with a saw to cut saplings to feed them.
The food cache is over next to the dam, and I hear beaver noises coming from that area. I find that the beavers have been so desperate to get out that they have chewed holes through the dam. They must be hungry!
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