The Missus and I went to watch the sunrise over the Atlantic and saw seagulls, terns, pelicans and more dolphins than we've ever seen before. Later in the day we went to Mackay Island National Wildlife Refuge and were stunned to see no fewer than five beavers! This one was in close enough and moving slow enough to get a pretty decent shot (Get My Good Side). Then it turned towards me and I got this picture. I didn't see it until I processed it that the beaver's teeth are orange. I looked it up and it turns out that this is normal coloration due to iron in their diets.
That is really a great shot and a perfect surprise. I love the new info. And oddly, my grandpa was a trapper, and also bought furs from other trappers, so my first job as a child was helping skin some critters, including beaver and muskrats. I saw yellow teeth but never this orange.
September 2nd, 2022
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