We got lucky with another sighting of a River Otter (Lontra canadensis) at a different field site today (24 May 2024), and this one was a little closer, so here are a couple of quick photos.
We were leaving a survey site and this otter appeared just behind us. Luckily, Eric had the point-and-shoot camera in his pocket, so he snapped a photo of the otter as it moved across the rocks towards the water. (These images were heavily cropped.)
In almost no time (less than a minute), the otter was up on the surfgrass (Phyllospadix scouleri) with a fish. Although I shouldn't be surprised anymore, it's hard not to be amazed at how fast they can find and catch a fish!
And the thing that amazes me is how much fun they look like they're having, in almost everything they do.
ReplyDeleteIf we could move like this, I suspect we'd find everything a bit more fun as well.