I did a rookery error. Got caught completely off guard when a big River Otter jumped up on the bank of a creek next to me. I ultimately raised the camera, no clue as to settings.
This was the last thing I expected.
The Otter walked past us, slipped down into the creek, and actually climbed right back out. Finally he trotted across the asphalt country road and slid down into another creek.
River Otters are pretty big. They grow to a little under 5 feet long.
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River Otter, ACE Basin
River Otter, ACE Basin
River Otter, ACE Basin
River Otter, ACE Basin
River Otter, ACE Basin
I love them and you were where you needed to be. I will take an otter and day over a destructive beaver in my river 🙂
We have some beaver, but not as many as otters. And yes, right place right time.
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Nice impromptu catch Ted.
I missed the first part though. He just popped up on the land, almost in front of me. Rookery error, my camera wasn’t ready, or the photographer for a big a—- mammal thing in his lap 🤣🤣🤣
Surprised or not, these are great! He is a big guy 🦦
I see them out here, just not walking next to me. Yeah theyre big 😳
Ted, these are excellent photos. Nice catch. And yes, it is large. Wow. It must have quite the appetite.
Well, they live in the middle of thousands of acres of swamp and marsh. They will not go hungry LOL. This was a nice photo op, and I missed him walking by. He might be a little comfortable with people in this spot. It’s a big marsh with several creeks that local fisherman come to looking to catch dinner. This is a very rural area.
What fun Ted.
The old ‘you never know what you will see’ in action.
Amazing! 🤩
Not me 😝. For ambushed by an Otter LOL
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Wonderful! What a cool experience. I bet he was checking to see if you were a fisherman and had fished anything out of the water for him.
Would not surprise me.