I have been photographing a population of European beaver on and (mostly)off for the past 6 years. The beaver were introduced to a fenced wetland nature reserve near to my home to monitor their effect as habitat managers/modifiers. Unfortunately the beavers originally introduced failed to thrive but new animals were released last year and are doing well.
Not the best beaver image but I thought it might be of interest as Natural England released their feasibility report for beaver reintroduction to England this week.
In winter the beaver are entirely nocturnal so I rely mostly on camera trapping.
Nikon D200
20mm lens
Single SB800 flash
Trailmaster IR trail monitor.
Posted by Brett Lewis on March 22, 2009 at 5:04 PM
I'm sure Pete S. Will be very happy to see this and your other images. Well done for taking the time to catalogue the behaviour of these as they settle in. Might try a little more USM and a slight lift in the levels.
Kind regards,
Brett
Posted by Dawn Monrose on March 23, 2009 at 7:36 AM
Nice shot, he looks like he's 'caught in the act'. Very interesting too!
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2 repliesI have been photographing a population of European beaver on and (mostly)off for the past 6 years. The beaver were introduced to a fenced wetland nature reserve near to my home to monitor their effect as habitat managers/modifiers. Unfortunately the beavers originally introduced failed to thrive but new animals were released last year and are doing well.
Not the best beaver image but I thought it might be of interest as Natural England released their feasibility report for beaver reintroduction to England this week.
In winter the beaver are entirely nocturnal so I rely mostly on camera trapping.
Nikon D200
20mm lens
Single SB800 flash
Trailmaster IR trail monitor.
Kind regards,
Brett