Beaver Pond Wildlife: Part 1 - Early Spring

Interested in observing a wide variety of wildlife? There are few, if any, better places to sit down and quietly watch for mammals, birds, amphibians, insects, fish, and reptiles than at a beaver pond. It's nature's magnet habitat. A beaver pond is not merely a place where beavers happen to live; it’s a natural community like no other, that draws together a large percentage of the animal species of the region.

This film series spans a year's time at typical beaver ponds in New England. In Part 1, we'll look at what takes place in early spring, as the pond comes back to life after a cold winter.

More info at the New England Forests blog:

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[Michilar]

Kudos to you for showing how much diversity and beauty a Beaver can bring to an area.

[jonathanstein]

I once swam in a rough ten acre beaver pond in northwest Oregon. The diversity of life in that one pond was amazing! There were bass, bluegill, crappie, and carp among fish.There were several varieties of snails and periwinkle. Bullfrogs, other native smaller frogs, and newts or salamanders resided there as well. The depth of this pond averaged four to six feet, although I found one hole that had to be at least sixteen feet.
All this, according to the landowner, had been started by four young beavers about twelve years prior, and built upon by succeeding generations. She and her son showed me the dam they began with, and how much it had been continually expanded over the years. It was a marvel of engineering, and I noticed the beavers picked construction sites that would yield the most benefit with the least amount of effort.
I could have not been more impressed.

[timetobenotdo]

Thank you in general! In particular, thank you for not imposing an (hidden or not so hidden) agenda, not having an infomercial vibe, and narrating without upspeak or vocal

[earllutz]

What a wonderful video. Great narrative/explanations of the different species. Thank you so much.

[suletheabstrxct]

I love how timeless nature is, there is no indication of when this footage was captured aside from the fact is was captured on a camera. All of this same stuff must have been happening hundreds of years ago, save for the new species

[everettmenard]

What a beautiful job with this entire documentary. Awesome videography and narration. I learned a lot.

[eepanusstar]

The quality of this excels -like being there in person. Thanks

[robertmarcotte]

I grew up in central New England and your video and audio explanations are perfectly presented. From 1955–2018 thx.

[earllutz]

Thank you for the Beaver Pond video. I enjoyed watching & listening to the narrative.

[cliff]

Thank You for allowing me to watch this ~ 68 year old history buff from New England.

[kellyharrison]

Gorgeous cinematography, and well-written narration! A joy. I look forward to the whole Beaver Pond series.

[jeffoff]

This series is fantastic. I watched it out of order but I can see myself watching it all over again at least one more time. I'm down south but most of the wildlife is familiar.

[beverlybelcher]

What a wonderful video! Amazing quality! I enjoyed every minute!

[WalkScripture]

You are one of the best nature channels out there. Keep up the great work

[mernaloy]

Love the music ! So glad I found this chanel.

[friendlyviewer]

Great Wildlife Documentary! I can't wait to see part 2!

[chantaltulliez]

Beautifully narrated...thank you for sharing...

[stefeniedavidmusic]

Very interesting. Beautiful photography and narration.

[johnshields]

Very cool to see in detail, I'm Boston area guy, always loved the natural environment instead our cement jungle, I live next to the ocean and the areas built up, I often wonder how it looked originally, must've been beautiful.

[kdavis]

These videos are amazing quality. The microphone catching such small sounds blows me away. Talk about the privilege of access to worlds humans otherwise wouldn't see. There are beaver ponds not far from home and I just found them last year. They're amazing.