Busy Beavers and Other Wildlife on the Middle Provo

As I’ve written before, I love to take note of nature while I’m on fishing trips. 

I thought nothing of the beavers on the Middle Prove River until I came across their work on this huge tree.  This must have been one optimistic beaver.  This would be a tough tree to saw down with a chain saw let alone beaver teeth.  

Some of their houses are quite large, like a beaver condominium.  

I ran across a couple while the water was frozen and saw them slip under the ice into the pond and their house.   

Notice all the trees that the beaver family chewed down around this pond.

Also on this river is a bald eagle with its nest.  The first time I noticed it was when a bird watcher with binoculars pointed it out.  You could watch it fly around and then land on its nest and peer out looking over the field.

The last trip I took I saw a couple of garter snakes.   

One near a log that I was crossing near the river and the other on the trail sunning itself in the warmth of the spring sun. 

On the same trip I ran into a couple more dogs playing in the same pool that the black and golden labs had jumped into a couple of weeks ago.   

This time I took pictures.  For me, this will forever be the dog pool. 

We also often see mink along the river.  These seem quite curious.  I'm sure they are wondering if we are also trying to catch a nice trout for dinner.