Otters! (41/365)

[white_hart]

I nearly went back to sleep for an hour instead of going for a walk this morning, but I'm glad I didn't, as I saw not one, not two, but three otters in the canal. And unlike the first time I saw them, I had enough wits about me to remember that my camera also shoots video, and also has a good zoom, so is definitely a better option than my phone.

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Comments

[lilysea]

Otters! ^_^

I am so envious! ^_^

I've only ever seen them in zoos [no otters in Australia, and when I went to UK/Norway/Sweden/Denmark/France/Italy in 1999/2000 the only otters I saw were in zoos]

I've seen a platypus in the wild tho.

[lilysea]

p.s. How common/rare are otter sightings for you?

Once a month?
Once a year?
Once in 5 years?

[hilarita]

OTTERS!

I am extremely excited by you actually seeing OTTERS in the wild! Otters!

Otterotterotterotterotter

[cmcmck]

It's always great to see them! :o)

[sfred]

OTTERRRRRRS!!!

[julian]

Otters!

(ETA: Gosh, that IS three. Wow.)

[strange_complex]

Oh, lovely! They are so sleek and tumbly. Thank you for sharing them.

[sartorias]

I love that last shot especially, so streamlined and graceful as the otter cuts the water.

[maia]

OTTERS!!!

[callmemadam]

Brilliant! That should set you up for the day. There are otters in the river here and at the craft centre there's a glass floor you can look through to see them. The downside of the otters: no more moorhens, which we used to see lots of.

[norfolkian]

Oh my god, that's amazing! I would love to see otters in the wild!