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Merritt Island NWR, Brevard County, FL, January 2011. Noisily chewing on fish. Species accounts: myfwc.com/WILDLIFEHABITATS/SpeciesInfo_RiverOtter.htm and www.science.smith.edu/departments/Biology/VHAYSSEN/msi/pd...

Peeking out of the vegetation, this is the "Watch out pal, I'm coming thru" look.North American River OtterLontra canadensisIchetucknee RiverIchetucknee Springs State ParkSuwannee County Florida, USAOlympus OM-D E-M5 Mark IIIOlympus M.Zuiko Digital ED 100-400mm F5.0-6.3 IS Lens 12 July 2021

A few otters frequent the bank around the run; you can usually see them in the lilies by the boat launch, although you can never actually get a glimpse of them until they venture out onto the surface.I didn't realize it at the time, but I spotted one at a distance in the run a little earlier, and when we made another foray into the run, these two came right over and started hunting in the grass right in front of me. They cause quite a commotion, what with all the bubbles, splashing, and debris churned up as they do their thing.I think this is it's "Where did that goofball come from and how did it get so close to us" look.River OtterAlexander Springs Recreation AreaOcala National ForestLake County FloridaOlympus OM-D E-M514-42mm II LensPT-EP08 Underwater Housing, PPO-EP01 Lens Port & 14-42mm Zoom Gear

Titusville, Florida, United States

OK, maybe it was more of a carefully orchestrated encircling and calculated search for prey, but you won't sell any seats for that show.We knew these otters frequent the bank; you can usually see them working the lilies by the boat launch, although you never actually see them until they venture onto the surface.They came right over and started scouring the grass near the far bank right in front of me. They cause quite a commotion, making a big mess, what with all the bubbles, splashing, and debris churned up. Ordinarily I get pretty peeved when the water gets all stirred up, but since I'm the intruder in their world, I made an exception.River OtterAlexander Springs Recreation AreaOcala National ForestLake County FloridaOlympus OM-D E-M514-42mm II LensPT-EP08 Underwater Housing, PPO-EP01 Lens Port & 14-42mm Zoom Gear

Otters frequent the bank around the run; you can never actually get a glimpse of them until they venture out onto the bank.While I was along the far bank, two came over and started working the grass right in front of me.They caused quite a commotion; splashing, spinning around, and churning up debris.River OtterAlexander Springs Recreation AreaOcala National ForestLake County FloridaOlympus OM-D E-M514-42mm II LensPT-EP08 Underwater Housing, PPO-EP01 Lens Port & 14-42mm Zoom GearPhil's 1stPix on 500px

Dunnellon, Florida

With a flick or two of the tail, these otters can kick up quite a screen to cover their movement as they choose whether to investigate or disappear into the blue.River OtterAlexander Springs Recreation AreaOcala National ForestLake County FloridaOlympus OM-D E-M514-42mm II LensPT-EP08 Underwater Housing, PPO-EP01 Lens Port & 14-42mm Zoom Gear

There are at least a couple otters that spend their days along the bank, and although you can see them foraging through the lily pads, although you rarely see them unless they venture out onto the bank. Luckily, I came across one in the run at a distance earlier, and then practically bumped into two more as they scoured the grass on the far bank. They make quite a mess as they do their thing, stirred it all up within seconds. Then both circled around me a couple of times allowing some shots before they got bored and headed down the run out of sight. River OtterAlexander Springs Recreation AreaOcala National ForestLake County FloridaOlympus OM-D E-M514-42mm II LensPT-EP08 Underwater Housing, PPO-EP01 Lens Port & 14-42mm Zoom Gear30 September 2016

Christmas, Florida, United States

Sheffield, Massachusetts

Sheffield, Massachusetts

This pair managed to make a quite a mess, in a short period of time, and after they stirred everything up and made a few passes, they quickly lost interest and disappeared farther down the run.River OtterAlexander Springs Recreation AreaOcala National ForestLake County FloridaOlympus OM-D E-M514-42mm II LensPT-EP08 Underwater Housing, PPO-EP01 Lens Port & 14-42mm Zoom GearPhil's 1stPix on 500px

Nature neighbors. v.5.Chicago,American Audobon association[c1914]biodiversitylibrary.org/page/32495852

Christmas, Florida, United States