Otter Amazement

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Otter Amazement

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Before attempting to cross the path I was on,  this fellow stared at me, gathering information. If you see otters in Humboldt, you can describe the encounter here. This is a citizen science project that allows HSU to describe “the distribution and demography of otters on the coasts, wetlands and watersheds in Humboldt and Del Norte counties.”

According to the web page, Otters are a “key bio-indicator of the health of our environment as they sit at the top of this water-based food chain. Unlike most otter habitats around the world, it is thought that the Pacific north coast still supports a thriving otter population.”

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I hope to have more photos processed in the next few days.

See my first otter photo here.

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max
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max
14 years ago

This is such an excellent photo yay!

max
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max
14 years ago

This is such an excellent photo yay!

Tj
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Tj
14 years ago

otterable

Tj
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Tj
14 years ago

otterable

Jen
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Jen
14 years ago

Wow! You really captured some awesome pics, Kym!

Jen
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Jen
14 years ago

Wow! You really captured some awesome pics, Kym!

Carol
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Carol
14 years ago

Thanks for the link, Kym. I have seen a river otter a couple of times on my walks along the lower part of Hawk’s Hill Road in Loleta.

Carol
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Carol
14 years ago

Thanks for the link, Kym. I have seen a river otter a couple of times on my walks along the lower part of Hawk’s Hill Road in Loleta.

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Ben
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Ben
14 years ago

Kym.. Great! Ihave not seen otters in the South Fork for many years. I’m sure part of the reason is that I no longer fish here but I suspect there are fewer than, say, 20 years ago. I would have whole families playing around me as I fished in those days and there was always a family around Rocky Glen and Ohman Creek. I still look for them. More eagles, less otters. Less fish is probably the problem.

Toni
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14 years ago

This is just a WOW! What a fantastic shot.

Toni
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14 years ago

This is just a WOW! What a fantastic shot.

Otter Mansofa
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Otter Mansofa
14 years ago

I think that that is a rare Otterpotamus.

I still see quite a few otters upriver from Benbow, maybe not as many as twenty years ago. Even a few years ago, the otters were living and using the Benbow lake in numbers. I think they hide better these days.

Otter Mansofa
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Otter Mansofa
14 years ago

I think that that is a rare Otterpotamus.

I still see quite a few otters upriver from Benbow, maybe not as many as twenty years ago. Even a few years ago, the otters were living and using the Benbow lake in numbers. I think they hide better these days.

Staff
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14 years ago

This little guy hissed at me right after I took his picture–I felt like a member of the paparazzi.

Staff
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14 years ago

This little guy hissed at me right after I took his picture–I felt like a member of the paparazzi.

Ben
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Ben
14 years ago

Kym… I wonder if you have tried converting this to a drawing in photoshop. I think it would work really well.

Ben
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Ben
14 years ago

Kym… I wonder if you have tried converting this to a drawing in photoshop. I think it would work really well.