The Neighbours

Marc van Eyken - Photography

Beaver at Dusk, Tylee Marsh

Beaver at Dusk, Tylee Marsh
400mm f/11 1/160s ISO 6400 4:3

Beaver at Dusk - Tylee Marsh

Bathed in the warm, honeyed light of a setting sun, this Canadian beaver emerges gracefully from the golden ripples of evening. Its fur, still slick from its time underwater, catches the glow like burnished wood. There’s a moment of near-reverence as the animal pauses — a quiet interlude in the creature’s tireless twilight work.

The water, textured with streaks of amber and bronze, becomes both stage and mirror. This portrait celebrates not only the resilience and industrious nature of Canada’s iconic national animal, but also the intimate, often overlooked beauty of its natural rhythm.

Photographed at the heart of Tylee Marsh in Rosemère, this image invites viewers to linger in the liminal light — to reconnect with a landscape where wildness endures and reflection flows as quietly as dusk itself.