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Otters
« on: February 12, 2012, 03:25:06 PM »
I had the fortune of stumbling onto these guys today.   I had been watching for them but hadn't seen them and kind of forgot about them.   I was looking for some more duck action and was marching along when I spotted them both out on the ice.   I switched lens and moved in.  I watched one of them catch a good 20 fish.  Looked like three different species of fish.   One ate 5 or 6 then just swam with its mate, unless they were taking turns.  Not sure about that.  I spent a good hour with them and was absolutely thrilled.   I finally made them nervous and they disappeared.  I took 350 photos of them.


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Re: Otters
« Reply #1 on: February 12, 2012, 03:25:44 PM »

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Re: Otters
« Reply #2 on: February 12, 2012, 03:26:13 PM »
« Last Edit: November 15, 2016, 11:35:12 AM by boneaddict »

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Re: Otters
« Reply #3 on: February 12, 2012, 03:34:16 PM »
That last picture is really cool
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Re: Otters
« Reply #4 on: February 12, 2012, 03:36:51 PM »
Great shots Bone!
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Re: Otters
« Reply #5 on: February 12, 2012, 05:22:05 PM »
Awesome pics! Nice crappie as well.

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Re: Otters
« Reply #6 on: February 12, 2012, 05:22:40 PM »
nice shots Bone. Crappie fishing :tup:
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Re: Otters
« Reply #7 on: February 12, 2012, 05:23:44 PM »
Oh WOW those are aweson Bone!!!
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Re: Otters
« Reply #8 on: February 12, 2012, 05:41:11 PM »
She came up with a trout, couple sucker fish and a pile of crappie and maybe even a bluegill.   I was amazed at how fast she could catch fish.

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Re: Otters
« Reply #9 on: February 12, 2012, 06:17:15 PM »
That's sweet!!!! Just think how many fish they eat a day.... 

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Re: Otters
« Reply #10 on: February 12, 2012, 06:19:49 PM »
Sweet... looks like he will be having crappie for lunch  :tup:

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Re: Otters
« Reply #11 on: February 12, 2012, 07:03:18 PM »
Very Nice, I would hate to see how fast you go thru external hard drives.
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Re: Otters
« Reply #12 on: February 12, 2012, 07:19:56 PM »
Funny you say that.  I need to go buy a new one.   Both had a fish


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Re: Otters
« Reply #13 on: February 12, 2012, 07:21:29 PM »
Those pics are great! The last time that I watched some was at Sekiu. They were sneaking up onto a boat dock and into some guy's boat. They would emerge from his boat with fish bait. (herring) I imagined that when he went to go back out fishing that he probably wondered where his bait went.

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Re: Otters
« Reply #14 on: February 12, 2012, 07:30:11 PM »
Those are amazing critters. They seem to play and have fun just like kids.
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Re: Otters
« Reply #15 on: February 12, 2012, 07:41:52 PM »

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Re: Otters
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Re: Otters
« Reply #17 on: February 12, 2012, 08:04:11 PM »
bone I just gotta have a black hat with that sheep on there

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Re: Otters
« Reply #18 on: February 13, 2012, 04:06:49 PM »
Fish on!

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Re: Otters
« Reply #19 on: February 14, 2012, 02:54:13 PM »
Got to watch one eat a perch off the dock this morning. Pretty pics Bone~

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Re: Otters
« Reply #20 on: February 14, 2012, 02:56:57 PM »
Thanks Saylean.  Sea otter or river otter?

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Re: Otters
« Reply #21 on: February 14, 2012, 03:18:19 PM »
Awesome pics, Boneaddict!  The stuff a person can see while hunting or fishing...

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Re: Otters
« Reply #22 on: February 14, 2012, 03:29:41 PM »
Hey Bone,
Nice pics there.

Would you still have the pics of the wood ducks that were eating the fish or some type of amphibian (mud puppy)? I have looked in through a bunch of old posts, but couldn't find em.
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Re: Otters
« Reply #23 on: February 14, 2012, 03:39:46 PM »
As always Bone, great pics!!!

Pic #3, you just might make the cover of the Fishing Reg's with that one.  :chuckle:

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Re: Otters
« Reply #24 on: February 14, 2012, 03:54:58 PM »
Awesome Pics Bone!!
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Re: Otters
« Reply #25 on: February 14, 2012, 03:56:36 PM »
Not that I'm a stalker or anything  :yike: but the first thing I do when I get on the forum is go to the photography section and see if you've got any new photos.  These are great!  I sometimes see stuff like this, if I don't have the camera, when I take the camera....nothing.
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Re: Otters
« Reply #26 on: February 15, 2012, 05:23:04 AM »
Thanks guys!  First time I saw these guys, like two months ago, my camera was at home.  Had my daughter with me, but no camera. 

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Re: Otters
« Reply #27 on: February 15, 2012, 08:52:34 AM »
Cool pics Bone, love the variety of wildlife you share with us.  :tup:
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Re: Otters
« Reply #28 on: February 15, 2012, 04:56:42 PM »
I never knew they had teeth like that!!!!    :yike:   Would hate to be bit by one of those...   

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Re: Otters
« Reply #29 on: February 17, 2012, 07:52:58 PM »
As always Bone great pics!! When I use to live in Pullman we use to see river otter in the S. Fork of the Palouse on our property. They were always cool to see!!!!
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Re: Otters
« Reply #30 on: February 19, 2012, 01:45:25 PM »
Outstanding!

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