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Tuesday, 23 December 2025

Barry Beaver's Trees

Barry felled a number of trees, or half felled them. We had a quick freeze up, which interrupted his work this fall. Here he was in late November, busy as a beaver.

Nov. 25, 2025

 Barry Beaver is locked in under the ice. I hope he cached enough food or is napping. The ice melted in our rain. Then refroze. No sign of him. I'd done some reading, and there are some beavers called bank beavers. Not that it is a different species, but some dig out a lodge in the banks of rivers. I've no river, only a wetland. I suspect Barry will survive. 



This is before the melt! 


This is a sample of his work! The widow maker... 
Widow maker for sure.




We had a wind storm go by, as well as rain. 




From the deck I noticed something that was missing! No widow maker. Hmmmmm...


I approached, and noticed this one newly leaning. Uh oh. This was one he'd partially felled. 


It is firmly wedged in the 'Y' of another tree. This is good. It won't budge.


You can see another tree he worked on but did not finish. (Non-mental note!) I'll be careful to watch that one. 


This is to help us remember what it looks like. Still no sign of my trailcam that he stole. Little twerp!


That is a relief. 

Back to bird watching!

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14 comments:

  1. eileeninmd23 December 2025 at 07:00

    The beaver and the wind does a lot of damage. Take care, enjoy your day!

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  2. B. Rogers23 December 2025 at 07:06

    Good that your critters were snugly tucked into shelter from the wind and rain. And how nice to see at least one tree has fallen. If you ever find your trail cam it might have some interesting shots - though perhaps water-logged!

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  3. Anvilcloud23 December 2025 at 07:31

    Many decades ago there was a bank beaver by a former cottage. I am not sure if we called it that or something else.

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  4. DrumMajor23 December 2025 at 08:11

    I wouildn't hire Barry Beaver to do any work around the house. Stay safe. Poor trees. Linda in Kansas

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  5. Jim and Barb's Adventures23 December 2025 at 08:51


    Our wind was at night, it is cool to see yours during the day. That was a crazy front that went through. Barry certainly has been busy. I have never personally dealt with beavers, but if they were not doing any critical damage, I would let them be.

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  6. Tom23 December 2025 at 09:05

    ...I hope that Barry doesn't chose trees that you value.

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  7. Yamini MacLean23 December 2025 at 09:48

    Hari Om
    Busy as........... Be safe out there! YAM xx

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  8. Leslie's Garden23 December 2025 at 11:17

    I wonder why he abandons some trees. All that work for nothing!

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  9. tz_garden23 December 2025 at 11:42

    Finish your projects Barry! Ooof, that wind sounds cold.

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  10. Yvonne23 December 2025 at 12:54

    I think it is exciting that you have a beaver on your property, although one must look out for its damage, just in case. Interesting videos. Wishing you a happy holiday season.

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  11. RedPat23 December 2025 at 13:06

    Those are large trees that he was taking down. Wouldn't they be too log for his needs?

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  12. Mary Kirkland23 December 2025 at 15:42

    Barry Beaver is surely on Sant's naughty list. lol

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  13. Red23 December 2025 at 20:22

    You're right some beavers over winter in a bank. It's sometime a huge excavation.

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  14. Jeanie23 December 2025 at 22:24

    That Barry was a busy guy -- those are some mighty big trees. I hope he'll be OK.

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