There’s a good-sized beaver lodge not too far from the southern tip of the Leslie Street Spit. It’s in the pond behind these trees, just out of camera view. Even if you miss the lodge during your visit, you can’t miss the work of its residents throughout this section of the park. The tree in the foreground of this picture has a large pile of fresh shavings at its base and will probably be felled by the industrious beavers within a few days. Their impressive lodge is big enough to be seen on Google Maps.
I didn’t notice whether the beavers on the Spit have been tackling any trees as large as their Don Valley cousins have been.
Ah, I knew it! We were there today and I saw a tree downed by either a beaver, or a Parks Dept guy who wanted to make it LOOK like a beaver…wouldn’t put it past them, you know…
It’s easy to tell whether the work was done by beavers or by Parks: the tooth marks are much smaller on the trees felled by city workers.
Jeeeeey, wat een leuke boom