Beaver Pond Wildlife Series: Film Fridays, Part 5 of 5, "Fall/Winter"

"Beaver Pond Wildlife: Part 5 - Fall/Winter" is the fifth film in this 5-part series, which documents much of the wildlife to be found at, in, and on typical northeast beaver ponds over a full year's time.

Each event will have a social hour from 6-7 and then the film at 7. Ray Asselin the filmmaker will be there for a live Q & A after each film (each film is ~1 hour, or a bit less)!

In "Beaver Pond Wildlife: Part 5 - Fall to Winter", we'll see the dramatic change of colors from summer greens to autumn's fiery reds and glowing golds, as the bounty of summer quickly wanes.

All wildlife is now focused on the priority of surviving the coming winter. Some have migrated to warmer climes, or soon will be.
Some are preparing to hibernate. Others are stockpiling as much food as they can to ensure they'll have enough to survive until spring.

Some of the scenes we'll see include:
-birds such as hawks and falcons, bluebirds, chickadees, cedar waxwings, and others, dealing with the first snowfall;
-beavers in their ice-covered pond; harvesting trees; working on lodges and food caches.
-otters in the snow, and eating fish on the ice;
-a muskrat finding food, on and below the ice;
-actual sounds of beavers vocalizing in an icy lodge;
-the history of our beaver populations;
-the overall ecology of beaver pond habitats, and the benefits they provide to a wide range of plant and animal species;
-and so much more!

Park at the plaza next door unless mobility impaired. Bring your own food and drink (carry-in, carry-out).

Bear-deterrent whistles and wildlife education materials will be available.

Donations are welcome and appreciated!

You may also like the following events from Simsbury Grange Presents:

• Next month, 1st September, 07:00 pm, A Thing Called Dave @ Music Mondays in West Simsbury
• This October, 3rd October, 06:00 pm, Beaver Pond Wildlife Series: Film Fridays, Part 4 of 5, "Mid-Late Summer" in West Simsbury
• This October, 6th October, 07:00 pm, Ava Grom @ Music Mondays in West Simsbury

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