Driving home from work, I stopped by the marsh. The trumpeter swans were very close to the road. I turned the corner, got out of the car, got my camera and watched as they flew away. Needless to say, I was disappointed at not being able to get good shots of the swans.
As I made my way back to the car, I noticed something swimming out of the corner of my eyes. I thought it was the muskrat. It was not until the rodent slapped his tail on the water, that I realized that it was a beaver. He did this several time while swimming back and forth.
Than, I notice a second beaver come out from the small island. They seemed to show each other some affection before mating. This was not the muskrat love I am use to seeing. This was beaver love.
I hope this means that I will get to see little beavers this spring. I will have to keep an eye out for what more this small corner of the Edgewood marsh has to show me. Until than, I will be happy to get to see the beaver love.
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