http://magickcanoe.com/blog/2007/05/02/the-first-casualty-my-bioblitz-wrap-up/ a place where nature, photography and writing meet Fri, 05 Mar 2010 11:48:22 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.4 hourly 1 http://magickcanoe.com/blog/2007/05/02/the-first-casualty-my-bioblitz-wrap-up/comment-page-1/#comment-46100 burning silo Thu, 03 May 2007 14:57:58 +0000 http://magickcanoe.com/blog/2007/05/02/the-first-casualty-my-bioblitz-wrap-up/#comment-46100 Jimmy - Well, there's no danger of this beaver bothering trout. I think the only ones close by are at a trout farm. This beaver will probably just improve the habitat for frogs and birds. I agree with you - beaver are really quite fun to watch! - robin - I think the beaver will be okay, although..as I will write about later today, we discovered that it or some close relatives, have been doing some tree cutting at my nextdoor neighbour's farm. She probably doesn't mind either as she is a naturalist too. I like the lines about the blue robin eggs. I thought of what you wrote when I checked the nest and found that there are now three eggs. - Cathy - Yes, I was interesting in the whole thing about the protective responses of certain trees. This is stuff that I'll have to read more about. Surely there's something to all of this as I've noticed that beaver choose certain trees and walk right past others without nibbling. Jimmy – Well, there’s no danger of this beaver bothering trout. I think the only ones close by are at a trout farm. This beaver will probably just improve the habitat for frogs and birds. I agree with you – beaver are really quite fun to watch!
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robin – I think the beaver will be okay, although..as I will write about later today, we discovered that it or some close relatives, have been doing some tree cutting at my nextdoor neighbour’s farm. She probably doesn’t mind either as she is a naturalist too. I like the lines about the blue robin eggs. I thought of what you wrote when I checked the nest and found that there are now three eggs.
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Cathy – Yes, I was interesting in the whole thing about the protective responses of certain trees. This is stuff that I’ll have to read more about. Surely there’s something to all of this as I’ve noticed that beaver choose certain trees and walk right past others without nibbling.

]]> http://magickcanoe.com/blog/2007/05/02/the-first-casualty-my-bioblitz-wrap-up/comment-page-1/#comment-46008 Cathy Thu, 03 May 2007 03:38:16 +0000 http://magickcanoe.com/blog/2007/05/02/the-first-casualty-my-bioblitz-wrap-up/#comment-46008 I found this in that link above: "Many trees cut down by beaver sprout again from the roots or stump and begin growing once more. To protect themselves against further cutting by the beaver, these re-sprouting trees produce higher concentrations of protective chemicals in their bark than they did before the beaver cut them. These chemicals deter future beaver attacks because they are toxic to beaver. " Wow. That must indicate that this has been an on-going battle for millenia. How cool. I found this in that link above: “Many trees cut down by beaver sprout again from the roots or stump and begin growing once more. To protect themselves against further cutting by the beaver, these re-sprouting trees produce higher concentrations of protective chemicals in their bark than they did before the beaver cut them. These chemicals deter future beaver attacks because they are toxic to beaver. ” Wow. That must indicate that this has been an on-going battle for millenia. How cool.

]]> http://magickcanoe.com/blog/2007/05/02/the-first-casualty-my-bioblitz-wrap-up/comment-page-1/#comment-45997 robin andrea Thu, 03 May 2007 01:49:26 +0000 http://magickcanoe.com/blog/2007/05/02/the-first-casualty-my-bioblitz-wrap-up/#comment-45997 I'm glad you decided to let the beavers stay. It will be nice to see the habitat they create with the dam they build. As long as they only take down the poplars, it will be okay. Love those blue robin eggs. Reminds me of a few lines from Joan Baez's song Diamonds and Rust, she wrote for Bob Dylan: As I remember your eyes Were bluer than robin's eggs My poetry was lousy you said Where are you calling from? A booth in the midwest... I’m glad you decided to let the beavers stay. It will be nice to see the habitat they create with the dam they build. As long as they only take down the poplars, it will be okay. Love those blue robin eggs. Reminds me of a few lines from Joan Baez’s song Diamonds and Rust, she wrote for Bob Dylan:
As I remember your eyes
Were bluer than robin’s eggs
My poetry was lousy you said
Where are you calling from?
A booth in the midwest…

]]> http://magickcanoe.com/blog/2007/05/02/the-first-casualty-my-bioblitz-wrap-up/comment-page-1/#comment-45978 Jimmy Wed, 02 May 2007 22:46:23 +0000 http://magickcanoe.com/blog/2007/05/02/the-first-casualty-my-bioblitz-wrap-up/#comment-45978 I agree wit the others...I enjoywatching beaver. There is a creek not far from my house. The beaver damed it up on privet land and now there is no water down stream. It ruined a great little brook trout stream. The owners won't do anything about it and the state won't either. We have lots of them here in Michigan. I agree wit the others…I enjoywatching beaver. There is a creek not far from my house. The beaver damed it up on privet land and now there is no water down stream. It ruined a great little brook trout stream. The owners won’t do anything about it and the state won’t either. We have lots of them here in Michigan.

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