This beaver is one of two who was admitted to the Center last year after flooding destroyed her family’s dam and she was washed miles and miles from home. Suffering from pneumonia, emaciation, and parasites she was in rough shape for several weeks — but over time she recovered and grew into the beautiful animal you see in this video! Beavers have extraordinary long childhoods and stay with their family for long periods of time — keeping them for longer periods is necessary for them to be big enough to venture out on their own and survive successfully!
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The official season runs from February - November. The earlier months mean colder waters but possibly fewer crowds. During the summer, from June to August, the trail is subject to close due to flooding and extreme heat (above 115°F).
WHAT YOU'LL NEED
A permit
A prior reservation to either the campground or the Lodge
Good hiking shoes and a pair of water shoes or rubber sandals
You will need to buy a permit from the Havasupai Tribe to access the area.
To make a reservation Havasupai Lodge, aka "the Lodge" in Supai Village.
To make a campground reservation, visit HavasupaiReservations.com before February
Havasu Falls is the most famous of the aqua-blue Havasupai Waterfalls that spill over deep-orange, travertine cliffs in a desert oasis of stunning beauty. The stark contrast between the arid desert landscape of the Havasu Canyon and the lush vegetation near the water is a juxtaposition of harsh desert and a sumptuous tropical paradise. The five Havasupai Falls include: Navajo Falls, Fifty Foot Falls, Havasu Falls, Mooney Falls and Beaver Falls. All are located on the Havasupai Indian reservation in a side canyon of the Grand Canyon.
Ginger and I took an early 3 mile walk along the river and ended up seeing/hearing nearly forty bird species. I was trying to get some exercise so we didn’t stop too often for photos.
This beaver was out for a early swim.
And just up ahead, a female Wood Duck preened and dried off.
Canada Geese in the morning sun.
There’s a lot of courting and chasing going on – and this couple needed to “get…
Hello Mr bone “ecological nitpick” fall. Baby beaver born in London, first in hundreds of years
Obsessed with the phrasing of this. I feel like Jigsaw just came on over the intercom to inform me that London has done one (1) good thing and that my challenge is as follows; write a post praising the rebound of the Eurasian Beaver in the UK without once describing the Thames with the words "sludge," "ooze," or "slime."
I fail and I am executed by being dunk-tanked into a big bucket of Thameswater, which sizzles the meat right off my bones