North American Beaver, Sageville Marsh, Iowa
Here is a photo of the animal I was after last night at Sageville Marsh, the American Beaver. The lodge is next to an observation deck beside the Heritage Trail that cuts through our valley and it is easy to see for everybody. But during the day there isn’t much going on, the beavers are mostly asleep. After sunset is the time to be there if you like to watch these large rodents. This one came out of the lodge about 7:15PM. The photo was made right at the lodge and there are a lot of branches and sticks that can obstruct the view. The tripod was left in the car because I wanted to be more agile and able to move around with the camera fast. I talked about a low light situation yesterday already but at this time of the year we have a chance to make a few clicks in the remaining daylight.
Nikon D750, Sigma 150-600mm / f5-6.3 DG OS HSM S, @ 600 mm, 1/60 s, f/6.3, ISO640