Thursday, May 26, 2011

Beaver sighting!!! Right in the Quinebaug River in Putnam.

Holy Smokes!

I stopped to take a few pictures of all the flags flying on the poles downtown that are waving to celebrate the upcoming Memorial Day holiday.

I almost dropped my camera over the side of the bridge when I looked over the edge and saw a big, fat beaver swimming by! He spotted me and went under, flapping his big, flat beaver tail as he dove deep! I wanted to stop traffic so I could share this with someone!!! Instead I ran across the street to the other side of the bridge, and there he was again, heading down towards Cargill Falls and WINY Radio. 

Luckily a family was walking by, so I showed them my beaver friend. They had just been to Mystic Aquarium with their children's school today, so it was perfect timing for them.

Soon another older couple came walking by, hand in hand (how cute is that??). I showed them the Putnam beaver, and although he was almost out of sight by then, they spotted him, too!

It was next to impossible to get a picture of this little scamp, but I tried anyways.


Apparently he is looking forward to the next River Fire as much as we all are!

I am a Putnamaniac because you never know what you will see, but it is always exciting and makes you smile!

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