I had the pleasure of witnessing something like this first hand out where I worked in the oil patch. This was before smart phones so no video, it was exactly like this only a much bigger tree. He fell the tree and then worked on trimming more manageable branches to drag back to his pond. About an hour and a trek of maybe 150 Yds he had some huge branches back at his pond stock piled for winter. The whole thing was so amazing to witness. I had another run in with a beaver when I worked for Ducks Unlimited, but will save it for another time.
Impressive. The beaver knows where and how to gnaw away at the tree trunk so it would fall down away from him and under its own weight. And then find the right spot to bite the felled tree in two when it was too big to carry. Beavers indeed are nature's engineers!
And also know the right height to fell the tree so that it grows again. They always leave enough trunk so the tree does not die. Here in the UK beavers have been reintroduced after being extinct for 400 years. They are working wonders by coppicing overgrown riverbanks. All the trees get their chance at life instead of dying due to lack of space.
See, that's the only thing I don't like about Beavers . . . They don't follow any of OSHA rules and regulations & they totally disregard wearing hard-hats. Like WTF 🤷🏾♂️
I just discovered the love of beavers from a CNN video 3 weeks ago of Nibi. Building a "dam" to keep her nemesis Ziibi out. Does a happy hop after. Cutest was her angry temper tantrum when picked up. I was hooked! Since then, been binge watching beaver vids! Then, discovered this one today. I'm subscribing! Thank you for sharing your love of beavers with us!! 🦫💗
Seen lots of beaver pellets but not how process of dunking the like candy bar They plug the pastures in our area and build up So many beaver houses in many highways where slough are Thanks Mike and Dianne for sharing
That was incredible. Beavers are amazing. I love them so much. Hard working, so smart, resourceful, never gives up, and cute as can be. Love beavers! Incredible footage. Thank you! :D
I have followed this beaver family almost daily for the last couple of years and they have learned I am not a threat so as long as I move quietly and slowly they usually let me sit close by and watch them do beaver things. I feel very blessed for the opportunities
Beavers usually don't give much care to humans. I watched one stand off with a truck. Idiot honked at a beaver dragging a good sized tree across the road. Beaver got pissed off, dropped the tree and while hissing, charged the truck a few feet. Quite funny to see. Scary too.. they can move fast
@@julietenning7981 Wow! I didn't know they could move so fast, or hiss! I guess they need to fend off predators as best they can. I try to stay a ways back b/c of those sharp teeth!
@@mikesvideosofbeavers I was going to ask you what type of equipment you were using the record your footage, and wasn't surprised to find that someone else had made a comment about the quality previously. The mic you have in your camera really does a great job of aurally capturing the chisel-like qualities of those beaver chompers. It's a lot like viewing the ASMR-style shorts found on RU-vid of woodworkers crafting dovetail and other types of joints with high quality and very sharp handtools. 😆 Thank you so much for the considerable time you take to record and share these sightings with the rest of us who have a great deal of admiration for these amazing animals, and greetings from the Seattle-Tacoma suburbs, very near the shores of the Southern Salish Sea!
I have seen a lot of chewed trees, but never did I see the beaver falling the tree....until now that is. It's amazing how quickly he can chew through a tree.
They seem to choose a tree very quickly. They follow their nose. One quick whiff of a tree and they seem to know whether they want it. They definitely have their favorite types of trees.
I believe the reason the beaver stops at certain times is to recalculate the height of the tree to see if he needs to adjust the bites on the tree.Just my 2 cents, or he could be watching for HAWKS. 🤷♂️
Tying into your hypothesis, from the various other videos I've watched of beavers in action over the past few months in particular, it may be quite possible that the beaver is also pausing to listen for any detectable cracking sounds of the tree, so that it can compute how close the tree is being felled and whether it is maintaining the planned-for direction (perhaps more applicable to specimens of far greater trunk caliper than this); that way they can ensure that they are clear of its trajectory, and don't become flattened in the process, once gravity lends its assistance.
Hi Mike-have you seen both beavers come out at once and get different branches? I was just at the nearby pond where this beaver family lives and the mom came out first, went across the path and started to chew down a sapling. The male stayed near the path keeping and eye on us humans, who were watching. Then when she was done and went back to the pond, he went across the path and cut down a big branch. I've only ever seen one adult do this so it was amazing to see both of them at it, and I'm guessing keeping an eye out for the other.
Sounds awesome. The adults used to go out together for branches quite regularly. They didn’t really seem to look out though, they just ambled off together and left whenever they had a big branch. Where are you located with your pond?
@@mikesvideosofbeavers Cool! The beaver family I am stalking, I mean observing, live in Fish Creek Park in Calgary. I think the male was keeping an eye out b/c there were four of us humans ogling them (at a safe distance).
This beaver and his family live in an urban area. Their lodge literally touches a busy hiking/cycling path. They are meters away from hundreds of people and dogs every day. They still have a healthy distrust of humans but will sometimes let us close if we are respectful and quiet. But they remain wild despite the proximity.
@@mikesvideosofbeavers I've walked that path many a time, seen a few beavers, never when they were at work though! That beaver must truly trust you to work with you that close 😊
I have a beaver working to take down a 12 inch Birch Tree in my back yard. Beautiful tree but he is already well into the bottom. Just a matter of time.
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