My entry to the last weekly challenge hosted by @bucipici. Check Here for more information.
The topic is SWAMP. This includes wetlands and bogs
I had taken photos of a beaver dam in a swampy area on P.E.I.
It was early spring and the ice still covering most of the water.
I was hoping to see a beaver but he never showed up.
This is what a beaver looks like with a stout body, hand-like front paws and webbed back feet. Their two front teeth never stop growing and are used in chiselling down a tree to use to make the dam.
I always thought the most amazing part was the broad flat tail that helps with swimming. They slap the tail sharply in the water to warn of danger.
Nature is amazing and has so many ways to help wildlife find shelter, such as, the beaver’s knowledge to build this dam.
In this photo he is sitting on the tail.
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Another photo that shows the tail in a normal position.
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This is another beaver dam along the same highway in a marshy area. Again no beaver in sight.
A blue heron checks the edge of the wetland to see if any dinner for him stirring in the water.
Location: Prince Edward Island, Canada.
Courtesy @zord189
Courtesy @derangedvisions
