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American Beaver 01
American Beaver 01
While photographing some Nutria I heard my wife say loudly, “What is that!” I was so engaged with the Nutria that I just kept my eyes on them and just asked her what she was looking at. She then replied, “Is that a bear?” That got my attention so I looked up at her to see where she was looking. She had her binoculars held to her eyes and was looking across the big pond we were at. I looked over to the other side and saw a rather large mammal. I laughed and told her that can’t be bear because it was definitely too small, but I was also a bit puzzled because it was a very odd size. It was a far distance and I needed to get a better view. I don’t carry binoculars so I held up my camera to get a better view with its long lens. I could see the animal’s webbed feet and oval shaped tail which confirmed it was a Beaver.
This thing was huge. This was near Eugene, Oregon, in an area that was surrounded by a lot of residential housing. This wildlife area is actually a popular place for people to visit as there are boardwalks and such so maybe this thing is finding scraps that people leave behind. It was at least twice the size of the biggest American Beaver that I’ve ever seen.
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Douglas Squirrel 06
Douglas Squirrel 06
This is an adult (lower) and juvenile (upper) Douglas’ Squirrel. They were very active while I was hanging around them so you’ll see a few photos of them posted to my website. They would chase each other for a bit and then one would manage to get away. After a bit of time they would meet back up and run around again until eventually splitting up again. Trying to get them both in one photograph was actually quite challenging.
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Douglas Squirrel 04
Douglas Squirrel 04
To be quite honest, I was not aware of how many different species of Squirrels there are prior to becoming a full-time photographer and artist. When photographing these squirrels at Mt. Lassen National Park I knew that I had not seen this specific species before. After my photo session I had to look up what this species is called and it was a surprise to me to learn that they are called Douglas’ Squirrels.
Some animal species, including mammals, birds, reptiles, insects, marine life, etc., have honorific names. These names are usually given to honor the person that notably "discovered” a particular species. Douglas’ Squirrel was named after David Douglas, a Scottish botanist that explored the Pacific Northwest.
Honorific names are being phased out a bit in bird species in favor of names that are more characteristic of the bird or if the person has a controversial past. Honorific names are not being changed as broadly in other species types at the moment.
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Mule Deer 02
Mule Deer 02
I can't get enough of this photograph.
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