Unusual Behavior
This Sea Otter (Enhydra lutris) was holding on to and swimming with the carcass of this Horn Shark; Both Alice and I got shots--the only photographers there. Mike Harris, local Sea Otter Biologist with California Fish and Wildlife arrived after the otter had gone. We sent Mike photos as well as Gena Bentall, Director/Senior Scientist with Sea Otter Savvy in Watsonville CA; According to Gena, its rare for California sea otters to feed on fish, but relatively common in Alaska and Russia; I did see, through binoculars, the otter nibble on areas of the shark's face; Mike thought it was a female otter; I'm glad I was "camera ready" for this natural history moment. Sony a9; Sony 200-600mm lens at 200mm; 1/1600 sec; f/7.1; ISO 4000; Gitzo tripod; Topaz AI Sharpen and De Noise;
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Unusual Behavior
This Sea Otter (Enhydra lutris) was holding on to and swimming with the carcass of this Horn Shark; Both Alice and I got shots--the only photographers there. Mike Harris, local Sea Otter Biologist with California Fish and Wildlife arrived after the otter had gone. We sent Mike photos as well as Gena Bentall, Director/Senior Scientist with Sea Otter Savvy in Watsonville CA; According to Gena, its rare for California sea otters to feed on fish, but relatively common in Alaska and Russia; I did see, through binoculars, the otter nibble on areas of the shark's face; Mike thought it was a female otter; I'm glad I was "camera ready" for this natural history moment. Sony a9; Sony 200-600mm lens at 200mm; 1/1600 sec; f/7.1; ISO 4000; Gitzo tripod; Topaz AI Sharpen and De Noise;
This image is exclusively managed by Kennedy News and Media. To license or use in a commercial player please contact news@kennedynews.co.uk.