Otters
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We spotted this otter early one morning during our last trip to the Isle of Mull in October.
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I am so addicted to these stunning animals!! They are such a joy to spend time with and photograph.
Quality 'me' time spent at British Wildlife Centre. I cannot recommend it enough for your mental health and wellbeing.
Taken Stour Valley Nature Reserve, Bournemouth, Dorset. A few fames on from the previous image, the Otter is making quick work of it's meal.
At Monterey - California - USA. Enjoying some fresh clamshells.
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I waited patiently for a couple of hours in poor light and pouring rain watching this beautiful otter hunting close to the shore and was eventually rewarded with just a couple of photo opportunities. Worth getting very wet for!
Taken with a long telephoto lens + extender and then cropped so as not to disturb its natural behaviour.
Taken on the Isle of Mull.
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Imagine 4 otter pups running all over the place with photographers following them. Quite a crazy time. They are so fast in the water and on land. Here they are on the boardwalk or trying to squeeze in.
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Taken on the Isle of Mull a few years ago. Off there again in a few weeks time ... can't wait.
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As part of my sabbatical Scotland tour I'm now on Mull. I was lucky enough to encounter this fine dog Otter on 2 occasions - he really did look to be in his prime and I'll be posting more of him from time to time.
I took so many pictures of the river otters on the one day I had the privilege of sitting and watching them. This image is one that I keep going back to... this little otter that had been playing with it's siblings, climbed up on this tiny bit of beach, plopped down and took a quick cat nap...or maybe better called 'otter nap'!
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Morro Bay, California
(please note this photograph was taken at a safe distance, so as not to disturb the sea otters)
The otter had jumped out of a creek, water still dripping from his fur, back to his home inside a log. Taken in Colorado a while back. Painterly texture added.
What otters do a lot of (as well as other things).
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I saw the best and the worst of Mull when photographing this otter. I was guiding a group 3 photographers and we found our way on to this very condident and confiding dog otter. We were tracking him along the shore - staying close to the road and only moving when he was under, pretty basic stuff to try and not disturb the animal. A large, and rather swanky, 4WD pulled up and 4 more photographers proceeding to get out and just march straight onto the beach having seen what we were doing - their guide stayed in the vehicle. Not a hint of keeping some distance from those already working the shore. Within 15 minues there were 19! phorographers after the same otter. Many standing bolt upright and walking directly towards the animal even when he was on shore. It was too much and I told my group I was going to get the car to pick them up. I know none of us own a sighting of these charming animals however the whole scene left a very bad taste in the mouth especially knowing that I was part of that scene.
I had been on Mull the December before this - great otters, not a hint of a crowd but some intense weather as a trade off.
I must add that the company I was guiding for, NaturesLens, were, and are, very clear that no animal, subject was to be harrassed or disturbed and that if things did get that way then we were to just leave - the shot was not the highest priority, the shot is always the product of luck and good fieldcraft and the animals welfare is priority. For that they have to be commended. And they do great tours as well.