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Northern River Otter

Lutra canadensis

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Field Notes

Habitat:

Clean rivers, wood-edged lakes and ponds AND tidal estuaries, like the one in this series.

Notes:

This links you to the full scroll down story of the encounter.
http://www.flickr.com/photos/yeimaya/287729846/

Reference Links:

North American River Otter

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Comments (13)
KarenL
Lovely! And it looks just like they are posing for their photo!
galewhale..Gale
Thanks Cheryl! I hope you see them both ... it was such good luck. I happened to be sitting in the right place at the right time. Doesn't happen often.
Cheryl Lee
Love this shot ~ in fact all of your photographs are wonderful, and I appreciate the spirit that goes along with them. I've only come as close as an otter slide to photographing these comic creatures ~ along with a moose these are on my wish list.
MickGrant
Very nice - Good series and story thanks for sharing!
Ava T-B
Beautifully told story and beautiful pictures!
galewhale..Gale
Many thanks Christiane and Alice! It was one of those encounters I still savor.
alicelongmartin
Wonderful story and pictures Gale. Thanks for sharing with us.
galewhale..Gale
Yeah I felt a bit like t.v..... just needed a beer and some chips. Unfortunately I was pretty boring, since I was trying to be very still so's not to scare them.
peter
It's like they're posing :D

Spotted for Missions

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Earth Week 2011
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2011 Best Wildlife Photo
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Acadia National Park
Mission
BioBlitz, Maine

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PublishedMarch 9, 2011

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