Don Valley Beaver

The other day while out on a ski I spotted this beaver. I took off my skis, got a little closer, and waited. Once I could see that the beaver was comfortable with me being there, I moved a little closer. Slowly, over about 20-30 minutes, I got as close as I wanted to. We sat together for another 10-15 minutes, the beaver on the ice, me in about two feet of snow. I watched the beaver head up the river bank, cut down one small sapling after another, and carry them carefully to a hole in the frozen river.