Days of warm and sunny weather, followed by 10 hours of
heavy rain washed most of the remaining snow from the fields. Not so, for the woods or the pond. I love a day like this, when fog rolls across
the hills, not once, but time and again as the temperature struggles to match
the surrounding environment. Wet air in motion. Visibly.
Zak heads down to the pond earlier than I do. I’m still drinking my coffee when he returns
with a very large and very much alive mole.
Thankfully, the cat door is still closed and he has to wait at the door
with his prize. When he puts it down to
be admired, it races away. Close one!! I finish my coffee and we head out for a
walk. Bigger creatures are surfacing.
I
had only my little pocket camera. The
quality isn’t good. All day we watched
the otter family. There are three. The
youngster climbs onto his parent’s back to get a better look at us. The male (perhaps) remains in the water with
only his head above the ice.
We watch each other. I whistle. They know that they are safe and don't bother to dive. Holes
are everywhere in the ice, like manholes on a city street. Up they come with another fish. It is no wonder that we never have fish of reasonable
size in the pond. The otter live
here. ‘Old timers’ tell us that they
caught the biggest trout around, right here, in this pond, when they were
kids. Not so anymore. Is that a frog this time? Even with my binoculars I can’t be sure.
9 responses to “walk with me wednesday.. otters again”
Otters are so much fun to watch! Thanks for the photos.
Very, very cool.
I’ve never seen live otters. That is so neat. And I like your visible moisture description.
Nice photos! How nice to have otters in your pond. 🙂
It must have been wondrous to see the little otters! Very cool, indeed.
So cool to be able to walk over and watch otters not contained in a zoo habitat! The occasional raccoon family in the water feature or fox spotting are about as wild as it gets here, although I did watch a hawk tear up a pigeon at the end of the driveway one day. Try to explain that stain on the pavement to the neighbors…
Your otters look very healthy! Nice that the area sustains them (and their healthy appetites!)
A very nice walk, your otters remind me to smile, strive to be carefree- and take time for fun.
great similie- (“like manholes on a city street”)
I love to watch Otters, the only opportunity I get is if I visit the Central California coast. They are so sweet floating on their backs while consuming abalone or something in a shell. It’s lovely that you take us along for your wonderful strolls.
Otters are such fun to watch! Lucky you!