One year on a beaver pond in northern Minnesota

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
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Twitter: / voyawolfproject

[@marinairathemagnificent]

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

[@onleashfreak]

Oh i though it was a hippiust treehuggerust

[@cayennenaturetrails8953]

:)

[@MightyTheWolf]

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

[@jeffreyadams648]

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

[@PiceaSitchensis]

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

[@mattboyce3276]

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

[@thebrewmore264]

Destructive little bastards

[@MrJx4000]

And non-unionized, too.

[@cayennenaturetrails8953]

:)

[@47Brenda47]

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

[@brandonlynch3722]

@@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.

[@richiek1131]

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

[@cayennenaturetrails8953]

lol

[@Bigtymemcd]

That's cinnamon phase black bear was gorgeous!

[@ezrapotter4631]

1:43?

[@cayennenaturetrails8953]

:)

[@Dwightstjohn-fo8ki]

@@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]

@@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]

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

[@stcroixoutdoors]

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]

He’s a wild animal looking for his mother.

[@bbb462cid]

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

[@cayennenaturetrails8953]

lol

[@PiceaSitchensis]

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

[@jessicabelisle8956]

I thought it was Bambi’s very distantly cousin

[@maggiegray8046]

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

[@danmanthe9335]

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

[@killroy9628]

And the dude running at the cam like a velociraptor

[@thegeop5906]

@no yes Oooh! So this was a human?! 😮

[@cayennenaturetrails8953]

:)

[@eliegbert8121]

This is what the world should look like

[@emmmiiiii]

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!

[@cayennenaturetrails8953]

:)

[@christopherchild4022]

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

[@VoyageursWolfProject]

Thanks so much! Glad you enjoyed it!

[@Mr.majic_cracker]

I agree. Much better than watching cities burn

[@cayennenaturetrails8953]

:)

[@richardjones2455]

@Gappie Al Kebabi Wow, you're so cool and witty.

[@eugenagarren8730]

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

[@arthurgwg]

I could watch this for hours.

[@lowellmiller6663]

I could watch this four hours.

[@cayennenaturetrails8953]

:)

[@clintperkinson2681]

Beautiful cinnamon colored bear!

[@caroline6218]

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

[@bucsam1660]

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

[@MyAnimalAddiction]

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

[@Dollsteak69]

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]

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!

[@sherribrawn3757]

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

[@guystalnaker5184]

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.

[@VoyageursWolfProject]

Absolutely! Our sincere pleasure!

[@BimbleSKOL]

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]

:)

[@nssoutdoors1869]

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]

@@nssoutdoors1869 Blessings to our Wildlife

[@marialieske728]

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

[@marialieske728]

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

[@scotsmanofnewengland7713]

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 !!,

[@annkd2037]

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

[@marvinponce4715]

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

[@williamdonley1570]

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.

[@christina9926]

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

[@scotslassie6991]

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

[@AlexGorund]

*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*

[@shadowwolf1355]

Beautiful! Thanks for all you do!

[@VoyageursWolfProject]

Thanks so much!

[@nellscott7830]

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

[@emustan2008]

This is our planet. Beautiful and vivid.

[@traceymcguire8652]

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]

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. 👍

[@ebybeehoney]

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

[@SoaringWhiteSpirit]

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

[@kentexican5844]

Dam nice footage!

[@tintadawn2756]

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

[@scotslassie6991]

Is that not an otter?

[@selina5665]

@@scotslassie6991 Yeah, I think those are otters.

[@ryanduray1]

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

[@richardjohnson2965]

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.

[@onleashfreak]

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

[@hollyw2499]

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

[@darkthrone9917]

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

[@RKLIFE17]

That buck was on the prowl for some lovin'

[@Cosmicwolf369]

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 😊🙏🏼🌈💚

[@VoyageursWolfProject]

Glad you enjoyed it!

[@Spirit_Monkey]

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

[@rlyman111]

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

[@racewayrenee8428]

Better than any television show.

[@EricJJ]

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

[@Davidnumber23]

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

[@MimifromChicago]

Yeah, it's like an animal spa.

[@Davidnumber23]

@@MimifromChicago and monty pythonesque!

[@blessedaretheblessed1555]

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

[@EndlessMuse]

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

[@lynnwalker8317]

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

[@kevincutway]

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

[@sosmra]

Very nice to see what goes on during the seasons

[@Grumpy412]

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

[@lizgilbeau1810]

Amazing and Beautiful!! Thank you.

[@markvelarde321]

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

[@waldluft3779]

Great project and an awesome, calming video to watch!

[@Hallands.]

The beauty is breathtaking! Thanks for sharing!

[@blkcat6184]

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

[@learrus]

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

[@notsosilentmajority1]

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

[@gthrow4687]

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

[@w0tnessZA]

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

[@longgoneryan]

Thank you for documenting this Northwoods Magic..

[@heatherkulsicavage7083]

Stunningly gorgeous and fascinating! Thank you!

[@lisasidlomccorison8178]

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

[@Playwright62]

Never watched a more compelling story!

[@vidyamadhumohan]

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👍

[@patriciavincent5076]

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

[@julienelson3499]

I really enjoyed that strange looking creature prancing through...scratching behind his ear!! I'm going to have to do some research on that one!!

[@julieprior3126]

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

[@alegriabalboa76]

Wonderful compilation. Thank you so much for sharing !

[@simon01ize]

Each animal so graceful and beautiful.

[@Mary_Beth_Reimer]

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

[@silverdragon1557]

Really cool to see the environment change over time.

[@studstabl3]

Truly fascinating to watch. Nature is beautiful

[@greengiant3815]

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

[@rhosllwyd2863]

Absolutely stunning!

[@abikelife1481]

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

[@scottpupek497]

Beautiful & serene! Thx! Well done!

[@OchoVerde]

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

[@alexparson4472]

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

[@MET3279]

This is sooo incredible!!!!!!!

[@StudSupreme]

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

[@marypence2521]

Amazing video. So many beautiful animals!

[@selms22]

Thanks! Waiting for the sequel👍

[@dimidomo7946]

Thoroughly enjoyable VWP. This is video that w/o your input, study and posting, I would have not been able to see. Keep 'em coming from VNP.

[@mshell1959]

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

[@rhosllwyd2863]

Gets better each time I watch!

[@patrickstewart4370]

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

[@amywiseman3246]

Gives me hope😇ThankÜ for this...

[@bradleybrown8399]

Fantastic collaboration on your video. I really appreciated every minute.

[@katdouglass666]

This is amazing!

[@kevinhasson4326]

This is amazing! Love it! Thanks!

[@aarongarcia9880]

I was on a beaver pond 15 miles from Ely, MN two weeks ago and it was interesting. A beaver kept getting closer to me and it would slap it's tail on the water. Cool video.

[@eligebrown8998]

Great video! Lots of animals✔ NO MUSIC✔ all natural sound✔ well done

[@mariarohmer2374]

Seriously gorgeous footage.👍🏽👍🏽

[@lindamoser6317]

Loved this!!! Especially the adorable 2 legged animal that ran past!!! Lol!!! Really tho....an awesome video of animals and nature. Wonderful shots of the fall and snow too.

[@arthurroberts9474]

Really enjoyed that video... just amazing....keep up the videos

[@maryc.dalton1284]

Okay, I'm watching this quite seriously, and then the guy comes in and completely cracks me up.

[@doughagen6416]

This is amazing! Thank you!

[@carylfontaine3640]

Thanku for all your hard work!!

[@julienelson3499]

Thank you for sharing your video!! There's so many different creature's out there that we don't get to see unless we are still and patient. And having a camera set up like that makes it possible.

[@AryaForce]

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