Wildlife

In addition to the random manmade items we're finding, there are also lots of natural wonders that promise future discoveries.

This is probably the biggest one.

Now, this is the closest I've ever been to something like this, but it sure looks like a beaver lodge.

The ice on the pond here has just melted, but a quick jaunt over to the Mass Dept of Wildlife site suggests this is just the right place for them - pond is deep enough to get a protective layer of ice, but probably deep enough that there's water under the ice all winter long, giving the beavers underwater access to the branches and bark they store at the bottom of the water.

Based on the many stumps, they like birch.  A lot.

And, a little farther along the path is this:



Either the next lodge or an abandoned base.  Lots of the branches are bleached out, which suggests they've been there a while.

We'll be keeping our eyes open this spring and summer!