Ice Fishing…
I know what you are thinking, little shanties that look a lot like out houses sitting on a lake, men with beer sitting, gazing at a hole in the ice.. nope. There is another, far more interesting, ice fisher. I’ve been watching him (them) for days, years. I know where he lives, what he eats, and I am going to visit.
With the weather being what it was today, my walk had to be planned before the storm.
I wasn’t the first one to check to see if the otters were around. The coyote had been there before me. He is a regular visitor. I knew I could look around because the otter was feeding.
Otters are neat little buggers and have a bathroom out side of their house. This family uses the same location every year. After the spring rains come and wash through the waste, a mound of silvery fish scales is all that remains.
too much information??
They have a great location for a house…
I checked out the area, crossed the bridge and followed a few otter slides.
then headed for home…
I could have been an otter by the look of my trail.
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21 responses to “walk with me wednesday”
That’s awesome, even if you didn’t get a photo of an otter for us.
That’s awesome, even if you didn’t get a photo of an otter for us.
Always an education!
Always an education!
How fun! I love that picture of the cave/den. It looks like something out of Narnia.
Oh my, your walk is magical. I need to get out in the mountains now that there is finally some snow!
Actually, no, the bit about the fish scales entertains me to no end.
Ohhh, thank you!
Wonderful pictures. Enjoyed your walk very much. Thanks.
Otters are such cool little critters. I knew that weasels, wild ferrets and mink had separate bathrooms, but I didn’t know that otters did too. Although I should have just assumed that seeing as they are all the same family.
Great pictures!
I love seeing otters on the ice of a pond now and then – maybe once every two years. What fur they must have to withstand such cold water!
You have otters? Lucky, lucky, lucky! They are such adorable creatures. 🙂
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Wonderful post!! Love the otter slides!
…so that’s what otter scat looks like..;-)
I hope you can get a photo of them someday!
Awesome post, thanks for the walk!
Otters! You are so lucky.
OMG!
I SO love otters. I’m assuming you get river otters? I’ve never seen a river otter, but we do get sea otters over here. Big fellas. I should get a photo of one for you next time I go to Anderson Island. They usually hang around in the shallower water between the islands and the mainland. They’re surprisingly personable and will play around (but not too close) humans as long as there’s only a couple of people.
Great walk, thank you! I didn’t realize otters could live in cold climates; shows what I know about them.
Breathtaking…
Enjoyed the nature walk. I could almost smell the soggy snow and melting cold.