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A beaver's instinct (lemmy.today)
submitted 3 weeks ago* (last edited 3 weeks ago) by [email protected] to c/[email protected]
 
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[–] [email protected] 6 points 3 weeks ago* (last edited 3 weeks ago) (2 children)

I LOVE beaver dams! And you get to observe how the ecosystem changes over time. I'm mad jealous.

There's one by the Navy base trails, but the little fuckers built a new one upstream that you can't see from the official path. But you can still clearly see how the entire area changed into a pond/swamp. There's another by my camp, but I can't get there anymore without dire "PRIVATE PROPERTY" signs having gone up.

[–] [email protected] 6 points 3 weeks ago

Yes! The ecosystem changes are what I'm most excited about. Not so much the mosquito swarms the next year or two, but once the rest of the food chain moves in it'll be wonderful! I have seen a heron a couple times in the swampier parts of the creekbed and if he becomes a consistent visitor to the area I'll be over the moon.

[–] [email protected] 3 points 2 weeks ago

It's definitely getting swampy after a couple rainstorms, there's almost knee-deep standing water in some parts!

Beautiful wetlands that are slowly developing into a beaver pond. Sections of standing water punctuated by big bushy plants with bright yellow flowers