North American Beaver
We were hanging out at Schwabachers Landing in Grand Tetons N.P. waiting for the sunset when a pair of beavers left their lodge and started to dine on the brush down-river from their dam. They were very methodical, shearing the bark off a stick like you or I would eat corn on the cob. Starting on one end they would rotate the branch with their front paws stripping and eating the bark off until reaching the other end. Then off to another branch.
Schwabachers Landing, Grand Teton National Park, Wyoming, USA. Elevation: 6,563 ft. September 25, 2015.
North American Beaver
We were hanging out at Schwabachers Landing in Grand Tetons N.P. waiting for the sunset when a pair of beavers left their lodge and started to dine on the brush down-river from their dam. They were very methodical, shearing the bark off a stick like you or I would eat corn on the cob. Starting on one end they would rotate the branch with their front paws stripping and eating the bark off until reaching the other end. Then off to another branch.
Schwabachers Landing, Grand Teton National Park, Wyoming, USA. Elevation: 6,563 ft. September 25, 2015.