North American river otter

Posted by Mako_Elite on Mon Nov 26, 2018 12:27 am

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Shot this afternoon. I was shooting Coots and without warning all Coots swam and flew to the Cattails (tall grass).
Shortly after I noticed trail of bubbles at the water surface. Three otters popped to the surface for a short time before disappearing under water. This otter popped right in front of me showing off it's meal.

D2Hs, 200-500mm,
1/160, ISO-1600, f/5.6, handheld, VR-ON @500mm

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by Carol Clarke on Mon Nov 26, 2018 10:12 am

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Beautiful detail in the uncompressed view and great timing to get this one with its prize, Ludo! I might be tempted to go just a fraction lighter/brighter to enhance this wonderful shot, but I do love it as is!

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by david fletcher on Mon Nov 26, 2018 1:16 pm

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Super sighting Ludo... brilliant when viewed large

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by LynnS on Mon Nov 26, 2018 9:37 pm

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Ludo, that's quite a mouthful, great reflexes to get the food presentation! Love the details on the whiskers with the little waterdrops and those eyes peeking out from behind the muzzle.

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by Ron Day on Tue Nov 27, 2018 9:09 pm