The recent cold weather and fresh snow revealed the exciting possibility of an otter sighting on a small stream...
Otters leave distinctive tracks in snow due to their tendency to take a few steps and slide when the conditions are right...
Due to their mainly nocturnal activities, many don't realize that otters live practically in their backyards. The following are images that I was lucky enough to capture during the day...
I have encountered otters in large lakes and small farm ponds...
When there are more than one, it is usually a family group like the next images of an adult teaching the young to find food by turning over rocks in Pacific Creek...
They are very adept at catching fish and can hold their breath for up to eight minutes...
My favorite place to see them is on small creeks, where they are likely to be close enough for a decent photo...
It will require a great deal of luck, but I intend to keep looking for the one who left these tracks...
Thaks for visiting, be well, and come back soon.
I have never seen an otter, Steve, but I think we had some in the lake down the road because we saw their slide on the roadbank. Or could that have been beavers? They look so very like seals!
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