Beaver - tail slaps

I spent a night in a bed of moss, listening to the sounds of Springtime Alaskan boreal taiga in the twilight. Nearby swam a pair of loons. A beaver circled, territorially slapping the water with its tail. I smiled and listened. Location: Long Lake, Talkeetna, AK Weather: variable over the course of the night, 49-61°F, light to no wind, humidity rose from 31-52% Geophony: Clear lake in a hilly boreal taiga, dominated by White Spruce, Bird, and thick beds of diverse mosses Anthrophony: myself @90 feet, distant ambient generators (most of which I’ve edited out) Biophony: Common Loon (Gavia Immer), Swainson’s Thrush (Catharus Ustulatus), American Robin (Turdus migratorius), other birds I don’t recognize, Beaver, insects (mostly white flies & mosquitos), river otter (visible, but silent) For the gear curious: stereo downmix from double mid-side mid channels: MKH8040x2 side channel: MKH30 recorder: Zaxcom MAXX