The Adventures of Kerri & Matt

There are beavers at Burnaby Lake.

We see them almost every time we walk.

Yes, that means you should prepare for a LOT of beaver posts.

We have only seen two, but we think they might have kits in the lodge.

Even the adults are quite cute.

They see us too, but they do not care.

They don’t even care about dogs.

They just want to find more sticks.

Sticks are delicious.

We assume. We haven’t tried to eat any because we don’t want an angry beaver.

We are getting good at taking not-quite-good photos of wildlife at Burnaby Lake.

Here’s a slightly blurry bunny facing slightly away from you.

And here’s a more blurry muskrat swimming away from you.

Muskrats only come out at dusk and tend to hide in the trees, so they’re pretty hard to get.

These birds are around all the time.

But they’re pretty boring when they’re not flying.

And pretty hard to catch when they are.

Ducks are similarly boring.

Unless they’ve just ducked.

Then they’re wet.

It’s hard work to get groceries when you’re a beaver.

The store doesn’t sell trees so you have to chop them down yourself.

Sometimes there are fences between the tree and the water.

Those slow him down a lot.

Then he has to tow the whole thing back home.

With his teeth.

And he never remembers to bring a grocery bag.

Sometimes they take more reasonably sized loads.

They take their sticks back to the lodge.

Then they dive down to get inside.