Nibble, nibble, nibble

A photo that I took on 14 September 2014, of one of the young Beavers that live in Fish Creek Park. They were such amazing animals to watch and one can see why the expression "busy as a Beaver" came into being. Their big, orange front teeth cut through wood at a tremendous speed. I couldn't help but smile at the rather loud munching sound made by this youngster, as it stripped the bark from this small branch.

"Beavers are best known for their dam-building. They maintain their pond-habitat by reacting quickly to the sound of running water, and damming it up with tree branches and mud. The largest beaver dam is 2,790 ft (850 m) in length—more than half a mile long—and was discovered via satellite imagery in 2007. It is located on the southern edge of Wood Buffalo National Park in northern Alberta and is twice the width of the Hoover Dam which spans 1,244 ft (379 m)." From Wikipedia.

en.wikipedia.org/wiki/North_American_beaver