Female beaver carrying a Silverberry tree branch in her mouth on a pathway in Fish Creek Provincial Park, an urban nature reserve (Castor canadensis)

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This mother beaver carried the branch from the forest back to her lodge where she has young kits. Silverberry (Elaeagnus commutata) is also known as Wolf Willow or Silver Buffaloberry.

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Size: 3030px × 2020px
Location: Fish Creek Provincial Park, Calgary, Alberta, Canada
Photo credit: © Rosanne Tackaberry / Alamy / Afripics
License: Licensed
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