Two entrances. In a mound next to a small marshy area. First entrance I notices had cut plants laid out at entrance. diameter of both openings maybe 8-10" diameter. Elevation ~4850'.
Captured on wireless video camera. Drug a mouth full of green into den--backwards.
Noticed a roadkill specimen as I was driving by, turned around to document and get some photos.
Eaten by a Great Blue Heron. Would appreciate ID suggestions. Gristmill gravel bar, American River Parkway, Sacramento County.
I have to admit, the Mountain Beaver is an animal I have wanted to see for many years, but chalked it up there with Spotted Bat and Pygmy Sperm Whale in that I know they are out there, but the odds of me finding one are......
So, I was more than delighted to have been able to spend a good 15 minutes watching this one at close range as it repeatedly carried mouthfuls of dry grass and green conifer twigs to its burrow under the snow.
Well hidden but active in a roadside ditch
A few pictures of a mountain beaver that had been hit by a car on Brower Road in 2014.
Photos from both 2018/07/29 and 2018/08/01, all in daylight
I was just curious about what was around the cabin at night....good thing I got lazy and left it during the day. Also I think the squirrel watching it is hilarious
In a wet ravine by a little stream in Sequoia National Park. This little guy scampered down the slope, gathered up some ferns, and hurried off to a burrow.
It was small,color was brown,its tail looked like it had been cut off by something. It had littlle arms like the size of a baby's figer. It was found alone with no other lizzards around.
Saw a lot of this plant around. It was kind of a shrubby tree. I've added a photo of the flowers and seed pods. It reminds me a bit of bottlebrush but the seed pots seemed more clumped up than what I've seen before. Does anybody know what it is?