Posted by Rene de Heer on April 30, 2007 at 3:59 PM
Sorry for not participating recently. I am more abroad for business than at home.....
There are only a few reliable places in Europe for otters, one of them is Finland. I was very lucky that i came across a fresh water otter, in a tiny stream that wasnt frozen over. I know the image is not perfect but these mammals are so shy that i was already happy that i got "something", every time the otter was under water i moved forward, till i was within reasonable distance. I was able to take 5 images, he/she looked up and disappeared. Taken by minus 30!
-30! Blimey better count your nuts. It's a fine shot, as Clive says rarely seen. My only encounter was a family group in north west france, definately wont forget that.
Interesting that your freshwater otter has similar scarring on the nose as the dog otter we encountered last year - seems to be from flipping stones with the nose whilst hunting bullheads and the like
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7 repliesThere are only a few reliable places in Europe for otters, one of them is Finland. I was very lucky that i came across a fresh water otter, in a tiny stream that wasnt frozen over. I know the image is not perfect but these mammals are so shy that i was already happy that i got "something", every time the otter was under water i moved forward, till i was within reasonable distance. I was able to take 5 images, he/she looked up and disappeared. Taken by minus 30!
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Rene de Heer
Tim
Interesting that your freshwater otter has similar scarring on the nose as the dog otter we encountered last year - seems to be from flipping stones with the nose whilst hunting bullheads and the like
Very nice image - shots of Otter in freshwater habitat taken in the wild are few and far between!
David
Rob