Chomp, chomp

DENALI PARK, AK - - Did you know wood has a lot of fiber in it and that fiber is good for an upset stomach? Or that fiber is one of the building blocks in the food chain? No problem. Wood is also one of the building blocks of beaver dams and beaver lodges and beaver warehouses where they story food. Anyway, Horseshoe Lake is home to a lot of beaver(s). There's a long dam which keeps the water level high and is hard to make noticeable in a photo plus evidence of lodging and warehousing. The best evidence of the beaver population is the industrious rascasls are gnawing on a whole lot of trees - - sort of getting a head start on the coming winter months. I guess if you're a beaver you can never start too early on bringing down a part of the forest.
Actually Bucky Beaver gnaws on trees to keep his "buckies" at a normal length. Tree ganwing is a way of wearing down his front "buckies" while looking busy at the same time. The top two pics show how hard the crew has been working. Picture three is part of the "Stupid Human Tricks" photo album. It must have been the smell of the sap.