May 11, 2020

Location: Laramie, Wyoming

These are signs that a North American Beaver,
Has been here, that adorable scamp.
He gnaws a tree to a tip,
Then with a firm grip,
Drags it back to his home sweet dam!

Guest Photographer: Joy Handley

Sources: University of Michigan Museum of Zoology Animal Diversity Web - Castor canadensis American beaver

Photo © 2020 Joy Handley and text © 2020 Dee Fairbanks Simpson