One year on a beaver pond in northern Minnesota

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  • Опубликовано: 28 дек 2020
  • This video is a compilation of the wildlife that crossed a beaver dam just south of Voyageurs National Park from March 2019-April 2020.
    This video was literally a year in the making! Beaver dams can be wildlife highways in boreal environments like the Greater Voyageurs Ecosystem, allowing all sorts of wildlife to easily cross wetland habitats which might be otherwise difficult to get across.
    While the wildlife is undoubtedly neat, we particularly enjoyed watching the changing of the seasons on this beaver dam! It summarizes life in the Northwoods: cold snowy winters and hot, humid summers with lots of vegetation!
    We are curious to hear what everyone enjoyed about the video!
    Learn more about the Voyageurs Wolf Project:
    Website: www.voyageurswolfproject.org
    Facebook: / voyageurswolfproject
    Instagram: / voyageurswolfproject
    Twitter: / voyawolfproject
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  • @Bigtymemcd
    @Bigtymemcd 3 года назад +207

    That's cinnamon phase black bear was gorgeous!

    • @ezrapotter4631
      @ezrapotter4631 3 года назад +2

      1:43?

    • @cayennenaturetrails8953
      @cayennenaturetrails8953 3 года назад +1

      :)

    • @Dwightstjohn-fo8ki
      @Dwightstjohn-fo8ki 2 года назад +7

      @@ezrapotter4631 No hump but I thought it was a young grizzly. Which would be very rare in that area but not impossible. He's going to be a big boy no matter.

    • @aubreyackermann8432
      @aubreyackermann8432 2 года назад +3

      @@Dwightstjohn-fo8ki I'm no expert, but that bear didn't look like it had grizzly bear ears or the right muzzle shape, so I'd bet it's a black bear.

    • @ianmiller8566
      @ianmiller8566 2 года назад +6

      @@Dwightstjohn-fo8ki there’s no way a grizzly could make its way to Minnesota

  • @richiek1131
    @richiek1131 3 года назад +142

    Cinnabear...and a very rare ....crazy human....great stuff

  • @mattboyce3276
    @mattboyce3276 3 года назад +530

    Shout out to the beavers that made all of this possible! Hard working little fellas

    • @thebrewmore264
      @thebrewmore264 3 года назад +5

      Destructive little bastards

    • @MrJx4000
      @MrJx4000 3 года назад +7

      And non-unionized, too.

    • @cayennenaturetrails8953
      @cayennenaturetrails8953 3 года назад

      :)

    • @47Brenda47
      @47Brenda47 3 года назад +15

      Yes. Poor beavers get a bad rep, but they are extremely valuable to many animal species!

    • @brandonlynch3722
      @brandonlynch3722 3 года назад +23

      @@thebrewmore264 No they aren't. Their dams and the subsequent flooded areas that result are actually very beneficial to all animal species. It creates its own ecosystem. Do research before spouting nonsense.

  • @marinairathemagnificent
    @marinairathemagnificent 3 года назад +314

    What is this be wildering creature? 0:25
    Ah, that you see an enthusiastic biologist in its natural habitat

    • @onleashfreak
      @onleashfreak 3 года назад +18

      Oh i though it was a hippiust treehuggerust

    • @cayennenaturetrails8953
      @cayennenaturetrails8953 3 года назад +3

      :)

    • @MightyTheWolf
      @MightyTheWolf 3 года назад +5

      I was wondering about the same thing.. Very odd lil creature i must say!

    • @jeffreyadams648
      @jeffreyadams648 3 года назад +4

      A beaver, couldn’t see the tail...a muskrat?

    • @PiceaSitchensis
      @PiceaSitchensis 3 года назад +3

      Not a biologist, that's an NPS maintenance uniform. Could be trails maintenance.

  • @maggiegray8046
    @maggiegray8046 3 года назад +161

    This is so stunning and to have NO human element there except the trailcam. This is utterly astounding.

    • @danmanthe9335
      @danmanthe9335 3 года назад +15

      @no yes is that what that wacko thing was?!

    • @killroy9628
      @killroy9628 3 года назад +9

      And the dude running at the cam like a velociraptor

    • @thegeop5906
      @thegeop5906 3 года назад +2

      @no yes Oooh! So this was a human?! 😮

    • @cayennenaturetrails8953
      @cayennenaturetrails8953 3 года назад +1

      :)

    • @eliegbert8121
      @eliegbert8121 2 года назад +1

      This is what the world should look like

  • @stcroixoutdoors
    @stcroixoutdoors 3 года назад +407

    April 22 is the best! 0:27 LOL! Gotta love a biologist with a sense of humor! Keep up the amazing work! Beautiful wolves!

    • @Nik_Airball
      @Nik_Airball 3 года назад +12

      He’s a wild animal looking for his mother.

    • @bbb462cid
      @bbb462cid 3 года назад +12

      @@Nik_Airball I thought it was the Great Northern Green Capped Booby.

    • @cayennenaturetrails8953
      @cayennenaturetrails8953 3 года назад

      lol

    • @PiceaSitchensis
      @PiceaSitchensis 3 года назад +1

      That's an NPS maintenance uniform, so that's probably not a biologist. Besides that most NPS biologists aren't uniformed.

    • @jessicabelisle8956
      @jessicabelisle8956 3 года назад +1

      I thought it was Bambi’s very distantly cousin

  • @emmmiiiii
    @emmmiiiii 3 года назад +234

    This is amazing, I loved seeing all the different animals crossing. The camera positioning is great and I really enjoyed watching the seasons change. Thanks for bring us this amazing video!

  • @arthurgwg
    @arthurgwg 3 года назад +80

    I could watch this for hours.

  • @christopherchild4022
    @christopherchild4022 3 года назад +197

    This is the coolest thing I've seen in, like, forever.

  • @caroline6218
    @caroline6218 3 года назад +58

    It is so cool watching the vegetation regenerate over the summer months.

  • @eugenagarren8730
    @eugenagarren8730 3 года назад +51

    So relaxing to watch! Love how the beaver is always working and checking on things lol

  • @Dollsteak69
    @Dollsteak69 3 года назад +50

    Grew up in Bloomington Mn during the early 80's and there was a huge track of swamp, marsh created by beaver ponds over the course of 30ish years the ponds became permanent. It was my playground during adolescence. 5 star video.

    • @Dollsteak69
      @Dollsteak69 3 года назад +5

      Mel D, lol, small world. Nope, Where 9 mile creek flows into Bloomington from Edina. There were a series of beaver dams that over time formed a couple of permanent ponds in the footage and one that was huge but disappeared when one dam was destroyed by the DNR. This was in the late 70's before Lake Normandale was created. By the early 90s the creek had been partially rerouted to build the current SS Building. There's still 25 lbs Northerns in there. Be well!

  • @clintperkinson2681
    @clintperkinson2681 3 года назад +10

    Beautiful cinnamon colored bear!

  • @MyAnimalAddiction
    @MyAnimalAddiction 3 года назад +65

    A wonderful escape from the news of the day. I may have to watch this a bunch more times! Thank you for posting. 🦫🐺

  • @scotsmanofnewengland7713
    @scotsmanofnewengland7713 3 года назад +24

    I went to the International Wolf Center in Ely,Minnesota and being from Connecticut I was so impressed to see wolfs and how gracious and big they were. A beautiful place to visit. Thanks for those that work and have worked there !!! Keep up the good work !!,

  • @guystalnaker5184
    @guystalnaker5184 3 года назад +67

    This is sheer magic! For anyone who's spent time in the north woods (for me the Boundary Waters) this brings such memories to mind. Thank you for your Project and for making and sharing this video. I will share it widely.

  • @bucsam1660
    @bucsam1660 3 года назад +15

    I enjoyed the moment when the North American bearded wolf appeared AKA: Biologists Backpackus Bipedus

  • @BimbleSKOL
    @BimbleSKOL 3 года назад +33

    this is one of the most beautiful videos I've ever seen, it makes this boy from England want to move to Minnesota more and more

    • @cayennenaturetrails8953
      @cayennenaturetrails8953 3 года назад

      :)

    • @nssoutdoors1869
      @nssoutdoors1869 3 года назад +7

      Yeah it is a fantastic state, I’m so lucky to live here. You see, a long time ago when settlers first came to the US, they pushed the predators and big animals up north, well everywhere except in Minnesota. Minnesota’s northern wilderness is vastly untouched, and we passed conservation laws really early on, so we still have a lot of fantastic wildlife in the upper half of the state, and with modern techniques, the animals are spreading further and further south!

    • @cayennenaturetrails8953
      @cayennenaturetrails8953 3 года назад

      @@nssoutdoors1869 Blessings to our Wildlife

    • @marialieske728
      @marialieske728 3 года назад

      So why don’t you then? That is, if you haven’t done so already...

    • @marialieske728
      @marialieske728 3 года назад

      Joshua Brook, have you moved to Minnesota since your comment about moving from England to Minnesota?

  • @annkd2037
    @annkd2037 2 года назад +6

    Wouldn't it be nice if we could leave more of nature as is. Beautiful!

  • @sherribrawn3757
    @sherribrawn3757 3 года назад +8

    Beaver be like "wish people would stop cutting through my backyard!"..

  • @williamdonley1570
    @williamdonley1570 3 года назад +13

    That part of the pond looks similar to the one 300 feet behind my house in Vermont. Seven beavers live there now and have seen almost every animal at my pond as seen in this video. I love living here with all the different neighbors.

  • @AlexGorund
    @AlexGorund 2 года назад +37

    *Hello from Siberia. Many thanks to the author for an interesting video. I live in Siberia and everything I know. Привет из Сибири. спасибо автору за интересное видео. Я живу в Сибири и мне всё это знакомо*

  • @marvinponce4715
    @marvinponce4715 2 года назад +2

    seeing the setting change with each season is really a sight to see .

  • @scotslassie6991
    @scotslassie6991 3 года назад +11

    Absolutely beautiful, love from Scotland 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿

  • @shadowwolf1355
    @shadowwolf1355 3 года назад +34

    Beautiful! Thanks for all you do!

  • @emustan2008
    @emustan2008 3 года назад +5

    This is our planet. Beautiful and vivid.

  • @nellscott7830
    @nellscott7830 3 года назад +14

    I love this sooo much, thank you. been in cali for almost 40 years and gosh I miss minnesota sometimes. thank you!

  • @ebybeehoney
    @ebybeehoney 3 года назад +21

    The wolves always look at the camera as if saying, yeah I know you're watching.

    • @SoaringWhiteSpirit
      @SoaringWhiteSpirit 2 года назад

      They do. I swear they have it figured out. Love the wolves.

  • @traceymcguire8652
    @traceymcguire8652 3 года назад +16

    Wonderful! I could watch this all day!! Thanks for posting :) (from New Zealand, where we do not have any of the wonderful levels of wildlife that you do...)

  • @joeracerable
    @joeracerable 3 года назад +5

    Great place for a trail cam. It’s neet to see at the beginning all the animals were zipping through there . Then when all the plants were in full bloom they had a tougher time getting through there. Lots of different animals going through there. 👍

  • @Cosmicwolf369
    @Cosmicwolf369 3 года назад +12

    I really enjoyed this video! It gives me great joy and peace to see animals and nature be wild and free, without the disruption of humans. Gob bless & Thank you 😊🙏🏼🌈💚

  • @christina9926
    @christina9926 3 года назад +8

    If they ever domesticate the one at 0:26, I'd consider adopting one. LOL! Very cool video!!! Thanks for sharing!

  • @hollyw2499
    @hollyw2499 3 года назад +13

    We loved this video! Thanks for capturing it - I'm sure it was a lot of work.

  • @blkcat6184
    @blkcat6184 8 месяцев назад

    Very nicely done! One should never forget that the world is much larger than what humans experience.

  • @Spirit_Monkey
    @Spirit_Monkey 3 года назад +7

    This is so peaceful and enjoyable to watch. Best channel on RUclips I’ve come across for a while. Nature is just so beautiful. Thanks for capturing this great footage

  • @EricJJ
    @EricJJ 3 года назад +6

    That was so awesome. Thank you for putting it together!

  • @onleashfreak
    @onleashfreak 3 года назад +1

    This is so soothing. Especially the frogs and insects at night in the warm months. What a beautiful and diverse place

  • @Hallands.
    @Hallands. 3 года назад +1

    The beauty is breathtaking! Thanks for sharing!

  • @richardjohnson2965
    @richardjohnson2965 3 года назад +1

    Lived in northern Minnesota for years....love it, & miss it. Moved south for my wife's medical issues...but I still miss the north country.

  • @tintadawn2756
    @tintadawn2756 3 года назад +6

    There's a bear bum at the 2.51 mark ! Lol. Loved the minks playing in the snow at 4.37

    • @scotslassie6991
      @scotslassie6991 3 года назад +2

      Is that not an otter?

    • @selina5665
      @selina5665 3 года назад +2

      @@scotslassie6991 Yeah, I think those are otters.

    • @ryanduray1
      @ryanduray1 3 года назад

      I think they're pine martens. I could be wrong.

  • @longgoneryan
    @longgoneryan 3 года назад +1

    Thank you for documenting this Northwoods Magic..

  • @lizgilbeau1810
    @lizgilbeau1810 3 года назад +5

    Amazing and Beautiful!! Thank you.

  • @waldluft3779
    @waldluft3779 3 года назад +8

    Great project and an awesome, calming video to watch!

  • @kentexican5844
    @kentexican5844 3 года назад +6

    Dam nice footage!

  • @EndlessMuse
    @EndlessMuse 3 года назад +4

    I just found these compilations and they're so relaxing!

  • @racewayrenee8428
    @racewayrenee8428 2 года назад

    Better than any television show.

  • @rlyman111
    @rlyman111 3 года назад +2

    Thanks for no music. Love the natural, ambient sounds!

  • @gthrow4687
    @gthrow4687 3 года назад +1

    Thanks for sharing! Fun to see, will be watching again soon.

  • @darkthrone9917
    @darkthrone9917 2 года назад +1

    This looks exactly like a beaver damn right behind my house in Northern MN. With out game cams all of this beauty goes unnoticed.

  • @rhosllwyd2863
    @rhosllwyd2863 3 года назад +1

    Absolutely stunning!

  • @MET3279
    @MET3279 3 года назад +6

    This is sooo incredible!!!!!!!

  • @markvelarde321
    @markvelarde321 3 года назад

    Absolutely awesome. Thank you for sharing this with the world.

  • @Grumpy412
    @Grumpy412 2 года назад

    Love these kind of formats. No intro no bullshit just get to the video from the first second! Bravo!

  • @Mary_Beth_Reimer
    @Mary_Beth_Reimer Год назад

    I smiled through the whole thing! I love Minnesota! ❤️

  • @katdouglass666
    @katdouglass666 3 года назад +6

    This is amazing!

  • @sosmra
    @sosmra 2 года назад +1

    Very nice to see what goes on during the seasons

  • @silverdragon1557
    @silverdragon1557 2 года назад +1

    Really cool to see the environment change over time.

  • @notsosilentmajority1
    @notsosilentmajority1 3 года назад +3

    That was a fantastic video. Man, that's a long winter season up there. Thank you for posting.

  • @studstabl3
    @studstabl3 3 года назад +2

    Truly fascinating to watch. Nature is beautiful

  • @patriciavincent5076
    @patriciavincent5076 Год назад

    Just gorgeous! New habitat created before your very eyes! ❤️

  • @simon01ize
    @simon01ize 3 года назад

    Each animal so graceful and beautiful.

  • @lisasidlomccorison8178
    @lisasidlomccorison8178 2 года назад

    Beavers are so important and the work they do is too! Yay! Awesome video.

  • @scottpupek497
    @scottpupek497 2 года назад

    Beautiful & serene! Thx! Well done!

  • @heatherkulsicavage7083
    @heatherkulsicavage7083 2 года назад

    Stunningly gorgeous and fascinating! Thank you!

  • @blessedaretheblessed1555
    @blessedaretheblessed1555 Год назад

    This 1 year period lets you know which animals are residents and who visitors !
    Thank you very much for sharing this Beauty.

  • @w0tnessZA
    @w0tnessZA 2 года назад

    These videos are amazing! I love how much it changes...

  • @abikelife1481
    @abikelife1481 2 года назад

    Amazing! I love the way the beaver grabbed the grass on Jun 6th.

  • @greengiant3815
    @greengiant3815 3 года назад +3

    Thanks for the peace and tranquility nature offers.. it's another form of music to my ears.. nature nurtures..

  • @Playwright62
    @Playwright62 2 года назад

    Never watched a more compelling story!

  • @vidyamadhumohan
    @vidyamadhumohan 2 года назад +1

    This is like heaven for all those like me who live in the eastern part of the world!Thanks so much for the videos🙏🏻keep them coming👍

  • @learrus
    @learrus 2 года назад +1

    I have been stuck in a massive city for a couple years but lived very rural a lot and miss it. This video is a great way to sort of visit those places

  • @lynnwalker8317
    @lynnwalker8317 3 года назад +4

    Fascinating to watch. Quite a variety of MN animals. Impressive camera work over one year. Excellent!

  • @rhosllwyd2863
    @rhosllwyd2863 Год назад

    Gets better each time I watch!

  • @alegriabalboa76
    @alegriabalboa76 2 года назад

    Wonderful compilation. Thank you so much for sharing !

  • @kevincutway
    @kevincutway 3 года назад +2

    feel free to do this as many times as you like. I really enjoy these

  • @amywiseman3246
    @amywiseman3246 3 года назад +1

    Gives me hope😇ThankÜ for this...

  • @kevinhasson4326
    @kevinhasson4326 2 года назад +1

    This is amazing! Love it! Thanks!

  • @Davidnumber23
    @Davidnumber23 3 года назад +4

    amazing how the Beaver creates all this for everything to enjoy!😁✌

    • @MimifromChicago
      @MimifromChicago 3 года назад +1

      Yeah, it's like an animal spa.

    • @Davidnumber23
      @Davidnumber23 2 года назад

      @@MimifromChicago and monty pythonesque!

  • @marypence2521
    @marypence2521 Год назад

    Amazing video. So many beautiful animals!

  • @doughagen6416
    @doughagen6416 3 года назад +1

    This is amazing! Thank you!

  • @carylfontaine3640
    @carylfontaine3640 2 года назад

    Thanku for all your hard work!!

  • @StudSupreme
    @StudSupreme 2 года назад

    That was beautiful.
    Thank you so much for this. 🙂

  • @jstbtwnume9110
    @jstbtwnume9110 2 года назад

    Thank you so much for this video!😊

  • @alexparson4472
    @alexparson4472 3 года назад +1

    This was a nice idea, enjoyed it very much, thanks for doing this and sharing it.

  • @donaldpedigo296
    @donaldpedigo296 3 года назад +1

    .. I VERY-MUCH ENJOYED WATCHING THIS ..

  • @selms22
    @selms22 3 года назад

    Thanks! Waiting for the sequel👍

  • @rashmianand4305
    @rashmianand4305 Год назад

    Suvh a wonderful and sensitively made video. Its so relaxing, my heart swells with love n respect for these lovely animals going about their daily business so peacefully without rancour jealousy n hatred. We humans have a lot to learn from them.
    Thanks gor the treat. Love from India.

  • @mariarohmer2374
    @mariarohmer2374 2 года назад

    Seriously gorgeous footage.👍🏽👍🏽

  • @OchoVerde
    @OchoVerde 3 года назад

    Nice work! Thanks for putting this compilation together for all of us trail camera geeks!

  • @countryboiz3509
    @countryboiz3509 2 года назад

    Love looking at trail cam photos.

  • @RKLIFE17
    @RKLIFE17 3 года назад +1

    That buck was on the prowl for some lovin'

  • @patrickstewart4370
    @patrickstewart4370 3 года назад +5

    Being from Florida, seeing snow on the ground in April is mind boggling.

  • @michel3691
    @michel3691 3 года назад

    Such beauty and diversity

  • @alwaysbreedlove8366
    @alwaysbreedlove8366 2 года назад

    Great footage! Thanks ☺️

  • @mshell1959
    @mshell1959 2 года назад

    So beautiful! I feel like your video awakened a part of me.

  • @julieprior3126
    @julieprior3126 2 года назад

    What a treat! Lovely vid. Am always amazed at how to glossy the black bears' coats are.

  • @switzerlandful
    @switzerlandful 2 года назад

    So beautiful!

  • @lucyfer4295
    @lucyfer4295 3 года назад +1

    Thank you for sharing ✨❤️

  • @AryaForce
    @AryaForce 3 года назад +5

    It is amazing how unaffected these creatures are when we leave them alone, and even the pandemic had little to no impact on them.

  • @larrylebowski8386
    @larrylebowski8386 2 года назад

    Very good. So cool to sorta focus on the one log. 👍