Morning Eye Candy: The Busiest of Beavers
So, this is a first for us on Plant Talk, but I figure this beaver’s visit to our neck of the river is as good an excuse as any to toss a couple GIFs up on the blog. These animations (along with a few others I’ve got up my sleeve; maybe you can see those later) were pieced together from a series of individual frames snapped by one of several motion-activated critter cams we have monitoring the woodsy areas of the Garden.
These cameras have captured everything from owls to foxes, and now they’re documenting the beavers which have called the Bronx River home for at least the past few years. This is important mainly because Justin and José Beaver (hard to tell which one this is, if either) are the first of their species to be seen in New York City in over two centuries!
We’ll be keeping you up to date with all the beaver news that comes our way, but for now, enjoy our paddle-tailed friend demonstrating his feats of Mighty-Mouse-like strength and generally wandering around. Happy Friday!
this footage is very entertaining…is there a spot on your site that has a
constant feed? What a great way to view the native folks:)
Barbara – Not at the moment. These cameras take still photographs at a set interval when they are triggered by the movement of an animal. Webcams are a very special challenge in the Garden because it is so vast and because our buildings are dispersed and often not near where the animals are. Webcams require electricity and Internet to work effectively and they cost a lot of money. We are constantly on the hunt for a good solution and always willing to entertain proposals!
I’d love to know the brand/model of camera you used. The pictures are great. Very cool to see these neat animals doing their thing.
Freakin’ awesome! When that beady-eyed beaver looks toward the camera with its what-you-lookin’ -at-look, I lost it.