February 8, 2012

Early Morning Surprise

It’s amazing what you can see around here when you get up early enough. In addition to the amazing stillness of the water, which made for great reflections of the Hunter Street Bridge…

you can imagine my surprise when this little critter came swimming by…

He was moving at a pretty fast clip so I wasn’t able to get a very good shot of him, so here’s a cropped version of another shot which was the best one of the bunch for a closeup…

I was really excited to watch him swimming along. It was the first time in my life I’ve ever seen a beaver swimming in the wild. The only place I’ve ever seen them until now was in a zoo.

All in all, a very cool morning. :)

For more Weekend Reflections, be sure to stop by James’ blog. And for some amazing animal shots, check out Camera Critters.

Have a great weekend!
lena

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  • http://anenglishgirlrambles.blogspot.com Denise

    Very exciting and beautifully captured. I also love your bridge reflection photo. A lovely series of shots.

  • http://inthepacific.blogspot.com/ Kilauea Poetry

    This is gorgeous..so nice to enlarge! The beaver is a terrific capture..you must of been excited! Looks like he knew where he was going huh?! Have a great weekend-
    .-= Kilauea Poetry´s last blog ..Obsession =-.

  • A Garden of Threads

    Love the reflection of the bridge, the beaver is neat. Still a good shot. Have a wonderful weekend:)

  • http://somethingsighted.blogspot.com/ James

    These photos are wonderful. I love the bridge and also the swimming beaver. I really need to start getting out earlier.
    .-= James´s last blog ..Watch Your Step =-.

  • http:themain-ingredient.info/ Ebie

    Very cute beaver! But definitely worth the early morning walk to capture the bridge reflection.

    Happy Mother’s Day!