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Published: 2013-07-03 21:32:03 +0000 UTC; Views: 331; Favourites: 20; Downloads: 0
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This handsome beaver lives in a marshy area of Grand Teton National Park. He (or she) had just surfaced when I snapped this portrait, hence the "wet look". (In scraps because focus is a bit soft.)Related content
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Nice catch! I've always wanted to get a beaver portrait....
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Thanks! I couldn't believe my luck... there were as many as four beavers at one time.
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Oh! That is lucky! The pond I like used to have beavers but it's owned by the water company and they "got rid" of them...
Even when they were there though, I never got a chance at a shot like this...
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I never have seen them up close before. One of them came within five feet of a boy who was watching. Another moved up onto the road and walked around looking at his audience. It was amazing!
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They must be accustomed to an audience. I've been to a nature reserve recently and noticed that the animals, while cautious, weren't particularly frightened by me. Even bunnies munching on the trail ahead stayed until I got closer. 
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Your nature reserve sounds like a wonderful place. Have fun with that big lens! (I think carrying one around counts as lifting weights, right?)
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I'm just getting acquainted with it, and it's nearby too. I was out for 6 hours last time and didn't see another person! The cars were there so I know they were somewhere.
Not much scenery though, typical for this area.
Yeah, I don't usually carry the big lens when I'm walking far, along with my bag, it's a LOT of weight.... Really need to work out more...
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Well, I suppose you're more likely to see birds and wildlife if there's no one else around. As for the lens, I can only lug my telephoto for a couple hours... so I don't take it if I'm going on a real hike. But it's great for messing around down at South Park with all its ponds and river offshoots.
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That's the kind of thing I use my lens for, poking around, where I can put it down and look for flowers when I'm tired of carrying it...
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I've been trying to photograph chiselers at South Park the last few times I've been. (Though they assume a prairie dog position, they are actually ground squirrels.) I think I'll take my tripod next time and just hang out. A perfect use for the telephoto lens...
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Yes indeed. 
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They are Uinta ground squirrels. I think the "chiselers" appellation is just local.
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Thanks for the info, I looked them up. 
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Potgut is such an unromantic name! Kind of like the one the French trappers gave to local native americans. They called them "Gros Ventre" or big belly. Of course, even worse is the name they gave to our most majestic peak. What a sacrilegious bunch they must have been.
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I'm sure they were a rough bunch, called them as they saw them.... 
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True! The alternative would be unthinkable.
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I wonder what French speaking people are thinking when they say it....
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I suppose it provides them an opportunity for a chuckle or two...
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Yep. Lots of beaver photo ops. We got there about 7 pm.
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Incredible shot. They aren't easy to catch of film and a nice close-up as well. 
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Thanks, Ruth.
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