It's hard work fishing all day you know!
Another shot from the encounter with the dog otter on Mull. The trip was another learning experience for me in getting close to these animals (thanks to Tim Stenton for some very valuable tips). I quite like the thrill of stalking and staying out of sight when tracking these animals however I have at times got into such a well hidden position that an otter has become quite startled when discovering me - and off it goes. As Tim advised when the otter is coming ashore it can be just as useful to allow the otter to be aware of you and to get used to you - so that the animal can settle knowing full well you are there. Obviously this doesn't mean standing bolt upright, pointing and yelling "OTTER!!"
In this case I had nowhere to hide - I was sat on my bum on some flat rock and was in full view of this fella when he felt the need to look up - and for sometime there was room for us both to be there.
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It's hard work fishing all day you know!
Another shot from the encounter with the dog otter on Mull. The trip was another learning experience for me in getting close to these animals (thanks to Tim Stenton for some very valuable tips). I quite like the thrill of stalking and staying out of sight when tracking these animals however I have at times got into such a well hidden position that an otter has become quite startled when discovering me - and off it goes. As Tim advised when the otter is coming ashore it can be just as useful to allow the otter to be aware of you and to get used to you - so that the animal can settle knowing full well you are there. Obviously this doesn't mean standing bolt upright, pointing and yelling "OTTER!!"
In this case I had nowhere to hide - I was sat on my bum on some flat rock and was in full view of this fella when he felt the need to look up - and for sometime there was room for us both to be there.
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