Photographed at British Wildlife Centre

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.

Sow and kit otter

Taken Stour Valley Nature Reserve, Bournemouth, Dorset.

Otter -Lutra lutra

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Otter at night

Otter, Isle of Mull, Scotland

Wet River Otter enjoys some sun before a grooming session.

Otters are always a fav with me.

Otter bringing ashore a crab, Isle of Mull

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An inquisitive youngster from earlier in the year

Norfolk

I love Otters! So playful! So beautiful!

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Isle of Mull

Isle of Mull

Otter with a crab supper, Isle of Mull

Victoria Harbour

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Smooth-coated Otter

Otter, Shetland

Isle of Mull, Scotland

Affectionate otter cubs, Isle of Mull

Mother flanked by her two cubs. Although the cubs are almost full grown mum was definitely in charge here - any hint of danger and she would call her cubs back to her side and they instantly obeyed.

River Stour, Dorset

Last one from the sequence.

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Taken last year

Isle of Mull

Otter taken last year on the Isle of Mull, Scotland.

As always, thank you so much for stopping by and for leaving any comments or faves, they are very much appreciated.

Young otter coming ashore with his catch, Isle of Mull

Appalling light, but one of those special wildlife moments that money simply cannot buy

Two tiny otter cubs on the riverbank - mum (out of shot) was never far away and keeping a watchful eye on her precious youngsters

Many, many thanks to Kevin Loader for letting me know about these special little guys

River Otters briefly pause on the bank of a canal.

Otter Creek State Park, Utah.

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Otters, Isle of Mull, Scotland

Otter Creek Preserve, located on the Long Island Sound in Westchester NY

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Mum and Cub having a shake down and grooming session after her latest fishing and training forrage with the cub in the loch :-)

Sea Otter, Katmai, Alaska.

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Otter at Santon Warren, Norfolk.

Mum & Cub Having a rest before the next fishing trip :-)

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Isle of Mull

Another from my evening with the Otter, this time it had just caught a fish and was shaking it about, hence the water spray.

Otters at the Dartmoor Otter Sanctuary in Buckfastleigh, South Devon. Quite a hot day when we visited and this pair really gave us a great show of how to swim underwater with ease!

The sanctuary rescues otters from the nearby River Dart and the coast, they do a brilliant job of getting these lovely creatures fit and well again.

50. Super Furry Animals - theme for 116 pictures in 2016

Mums Catch of the Day :-)

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'!

Thank you for your endless inspirations, comments and visits...have a wonderful weekend!

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