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--Apple-Mail-3-113022047 Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Content-Type: text/plain; charset=US-ASCII; delsp=yes; format=flowed I heartily agree with Dusan's explanation for some apparently aggressive behaviour for beavers, since I have had the same experience with muskrats and even woodchucks/groundhogs, when they are caught away from either the water or away from their burrow. An angry muskrat is a formidable foe that anyone would be smart to avoid. And Kevin left out his location from his initial observation in this thread. Cheers from Jim in Wolfville. Begin forwarded message: > From: Dusan Soudek <soudekd@ns.sympatico.ca> > Date: June 16, 2013 1:36:33 PM ADT > To: naturens@chebucto.ns.ca > Subject: Re: [NatureNS] Beaver antics > Reply-To: naturens@chebucto.ns.ca > > In my experience beavers rush to the nearest body of water when > disturbed on land. This may be misinterpreted as an attack if the > disturber happens to be located between the beaver and water. Once, > many years ago, a beaver just about fell or jumped off a high bank > into my canoe on McNabs Pond on McNabs Island while fleeing land... > I think that both of us were highly surprised and frightened... > Dusan Soudek. > > On June 16, 2013 at 12:16 PM Richard Stern <sternrichard@gmail.com> > wrote: >> I think I would tend to give them a wide berth - a friend of mine >> was cycling on a recumbent bike on the bike trail near Hubbards, a >> few years ago, when one tried to attack him on the path. Recently >> there was an account in the media of a man killed while trying to >> photograph one in Europe - he got too close and it bit him in the >> thigh, severing the Femoral artery, and he bled to death. After >> all, they are just mammals defending their young and territory, >> and have teeth that can fell a large tree ...... >> >> Richard >> >> >> On Sun, Jun 16, 2013 at 6:35 AM, nancy dowd <nancypdowd@gmail.com> >> wrote: >> We had a similar experience with beavers on L Torment, E >> Dalhousie, Kings Co last Spring. As the canoe passed the island a >> beaver swam out to meet it and accompanied us for a stretch of >> about 100m. The beaver occasionally slapped its tail and dove but >> always came up alongside the boat. It finally left us and returned >> to shore when it, I guess, thought we were far enough away to no >> longer pose a threat to its young. >> >> Nancy >> >> >> On Sat, Jun 15, 2013 at 6:58 AM, <klantz@ns.sympatico.ca> wrote: >> I was out for a bike ride last evening and stopped near a small >> stillwater to listen for winnowing snipe. No luck with that but I >> soon saw two beavers near their lodge about 50 meters away. They >> swam towards me almost as if expecting to be fed. At about 20 feet >> one slapped the water with its tail and they dove but soon came >> back up and milled around for a bit. Then another tail slap and >> dive, one beaver resurfaced near the lodge but I knew the other >> was still close by and I kept track of its location by watching >> for air bubbles. Before long a small clump of Lily pads began to >> rise as the Beaver surfaced very slowly. It lay motionless near >> the far bank for several minutes, eyeballing me from under its >> ridiculous Lily Pad camouflage headgear. What a wonderful photo op >> and of course I had left my camera at home. >> >> Kevin >> >> >> >> -- >> ################# >> Dr.R.B.Stern, >> P.O. Box 300, >> Port Williams, >> N.S., Canada, >> B0P 1T0 >> Richard Stern, >> Port Williams, NS, Canada >> sternrichard@gmail.com >> ################### > > --Apple-Mail-3-113022047 Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Content-Type: text/html; charset=US-ASCII <html><body style=3D"word-wrap: break-word; -webkit-nbsp-mode: space; = -webkit-line-break: after-white-space; "> I heartily agree with Dusan's explanation for some apparently aggressive = behaviour for beavers, since I have had the same experience with = muskrats and even woodchucks/groundhogs, when they are caught away from = either the water or away from their burrow. An angry muskrat is a = formidable foe that anyone would be smart to avoid. = <div><br></div><div>And Kevin left out his location from his = initial observation in this thread.</div><div><br></div><div>Cheers from = Jim in Wolfville.<br><div><br><div>Begin forwarded message:</div><br = class=3D"Apple-interchange-newline"><blockquote type=3D"cite"><div = style=3D"margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; = margin-left: 0px; "><font face=3D"Helvetica" size=3D"3" color=3D"#000000" = style=3D"font: 12.0px Helvetica; color: #000000"><b>From: = </b></font><font face=3D"Helvetica" size=3D"3" style=3D"font: 12.0px = Helvetica">Dusan Soudek <<a = href=3D"mailto:soudekd@ns.sympatico.ca">soudekd@ns.sympatico.ca</a>></f= ont></div><div style=3D"margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; = margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; "><font face=3D"Helvetica" = size=3D"3" color=3D"#000000" style=3D"font: 12.0px Helvetica; color: = #000000"><b>Date: </b></font><font face=3D"Helvetica" size=3D"3" = style=3D"font: 12.0px Helvetica">June 16, 2013 1:36:33 PM = ADT</font></div><div style=3D"margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; = margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; "><font face=3D"Helvetica" = size=3D"3" color=3D"#000000" style=3D"font: 12.0px Helvetica; color: = #000000"><b>To: </b></font><font face=3D"Helvetica" size=3D"3" = style=3D"font: 12.0px Helvetica"><a = href=3D"mailto:naturens@chebucto.ns.ca">naturens@chebucto.ns.ca</a></font>= </div><div style=3D"margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: = 0px; margin-left: 0px; "><font face=3D"Helvetica" size=3D"3" = color=3D"#000000" style=3D"font: 12.0px Helvetica; color: = #000000"><b>Subject: </b></font><font face=3D"Helvetica" size=3D"3" = style=3D"font: 12.0px Helvetica"><b>Re: [NatureNS] Beaver = antics</b></font></div><div style=3D"margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; = margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; "><font face=3D"Helvetica" = size=3D"3" color=3D"#000000" style=3D"font: 12.0px Helvetica; color: = #000000"><b>Reply-To: </b></font><font face=3D"Helvetica" size=3D"3" = style=3D"font: 12.0px Helvetica"><a = href=3D"mailto:naturens@chebucto.ns.ca">naturens@chebucto.ns.ca</a></font>= </div><div style=3D"margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: = 0px; margin-left: 0px; min-height: 14px; "><br></div> <div> = In my experience beavers rush to the nearest body of water = when disturbed on land. This may be misinterpreted as an attack if the = disturber happens to be located between the beaver and water. Once, many = years ago, a beaver just about fell or jumped off a high bank into my = canoe on McNabs Pond on McNabs Island while fleeing land... I think = that both of us were highly surprised and frightened... = </div> <div> Dusan Soudek. </div> <div> <br>On = June 16, 2013 at 12:16 PM Richard Stern <<a = href=3D"mailto:sternrichard@gmail.com">sternrichard@gmail.com</a>> = wrote: </div> <div style=3D"position: relative;"> <blockquote = style=3D"border-left: blue 1px solid; padding-left: 10px; margin-left: = 0px;" type=3D"cite"> <div dir=3D"ltr"> <div> I think I = would tend to give them a wide berth - a friend of mine was cycling on a = recumbent bike on the bike trail near Hubbards, a few years ago, when = one tried to attack him on the path. Recently there was an account in = the media of a man killed while trying to photograph one in Europe - he = got too close and it bit him in the thigh, severing the Femoral artery, = and he bled to death. After all, they are just mammals defending their = young and territory, and have teeth that can fell a large tree ...... = <br> <br> </div> Richard </div> <div = class=3D"gmail_extra"> <br> <br> <div class=3D"gmail_quote"> = On Sun, Jun 16, 2013 at 6:35 AM, nancy dowd <span><<a = target=3D"_blank" = href=3D"mailto:nancypdowd@gmail.com">nancypdowd@gmail.com</a>></span> = wrote: <br> <blockquote style=3D"border-left: #ccc 1px solid; = margin: 0px 0px 0px 0.8ex; padding-left: 1ex;"> <div dir=3D"ltr"> = <div> We had a similar experience with beavers on L = Torment, E Dalhousie, Kings Co last Spring. As the canoe passed the = island a beaver swam out to meet it and accompanied us for a stretch of = about 100m. The beaver occasionally slapped its tail and dove but always = came up alongside the boat. It finally left us and returned to shore = when it, I guess, thought we were far enough away to no longer pose a = threat to its young. <span class=3D"HOEnZb"><span style=3D"color: = #888888;"><br><br></span></span> </div> <span = class=3D"HOEnZb"><span style=3D"color: #888888;">Nancy<br></span></span> = </div> <div class=3D"HOEnZb"> <div class=3D"h5"> = <div class=3D"gmail_extra"> <br> <br> = <div class=3D"gmail_quote"> On Sat, Jun 15, 2013 at 6:58 AM, = <span><<a target=3D"_blank" = href=3D"mailto:klantz@ns.sympatico.ca">klantz@ns.sympatico.ca</a>></spa= n> wrote: <br> <blockquote style=3D"border-left: = #ccc 1px solid; margin: 0px 0px 0px 0.8ex; padding-left: 1ex;"> = <div dir=3D"ltr"> <div dir=3D"ltr"> <div = style=3D"font-family: 'Calibri'; font-size: 12pt;"> <div> = <span><span style=3D"font-family: Times New Roman;">I was = out for a bike ride last evening and stopped near a small stillwater to = listen for winnowing snipe. No luck with that but I soon saw two beavers = near their lodge about 50 meters away. They swam towards me almost as if = expecting to be fed. At about 20 feet one slapped the water with its = tail and they dove but soon came back up and milled around for a bit. = Then another tail slap and dive, one beaver resurfaced near the lodge = but I knew the other was still close by and I kept track of its location = by watching for air bubbles. Before long a small clump of Lily pads = began to rise as the Beaver surfaced very slowly. It lay motionless near = the far bank for several minutes, eyeballing me from under its = ridiculous Lily Pad camouflage headgear. What a wonderful photo op and = of course I had left my camera at home.</span></span> = </div> <div> <span></span> = </div> <div> <span><span = style=3D"font-family: Times New Roman;">Kevin</span></span> = </div> </div> </div> </div> = </blockquote> </div> </div> </div> = </div> </blockquote> </div> <br> <br clear=3D"all"> = <br>-- <br>################# <br>Dr.R.B.Stern, = <br>P.O. Box 300, <br>Port Williams, <br>N.S., Canada, = <br>B0P 1T0 <br>Richard Stern, <br>Port Williams, NS, Canada = <br> <a target=3D"_blank" = href=3D"mailto:sternrichard@gmail.com">sternrichard@gmail.com</a> = <br>################### </div> </blockquote> <br> </div> = </blockquote></div><br></div></body></html>= --Apple-Mail-3-113022047--
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