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I was kayaking on Gaspereau Lake (Kings Co.: 45 N 64.5 W) on Sun Sept
21. Along the north shore I saw 3 otters (Lontra canadensis) on a rock,
sharing a fish. I've never seen otters this close and I didn't realize
how big they are.
There was a minor argument about sharing the fish and one otter jumped
into the water. I tried to drift quietly closer and take some pictures.
The 2 otters were watching me but weren't too alarmed. But then I pushed
the wrong button on my camera : "flash on" instead of "zoom in", and when
the flash went off, the otters jumped in the lake.
All three of them dove and resurfaced several times. I did manage to get
a few mediocre photos of them "treading water"- they can lift their necks
quite high out of the water.
From the photo I seems that one otter is bigger than the other 2:
http://www.flickr.com/photos/8904576@N06/2884981378/
In the same area, in the winter, I've see the tracks
of otters sledding on the ice. It would be a real
treat to catch the otters in the act of sledding!
Photo at :
http://www.flickr.com/photos/8904576@N06/2876936139/
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David Dermott , Wolfville Ridge, Nova Scotia, Canada
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