beaver

Where is he?

The water lies flat as a mirror on the still forest pond. A green sandpiper preens its wing. But… there we see some felled trees . . . And there a peculiar dam, which discloses that this is all part of a building site! But where is the builder?

Recluse

A recluse with nocturnal habits, the builder rests during the day in a lodge constructed by tooth and paw at the water's edge.