grebeman
Old Codgers Group
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- Barrie
As well as visiting the railway at Buckfastleigh today, I spent a lot of time (well more time actually than I did on the railway) in the Butterfly and Otter sanctuary. I failed to photograph the tropical butterflies due to extreme humidity problems causing condensation on virtually every lens surface, inside and out and on the sensor. Having cleared that the Otters more than compensated.
I've only ever seen our European Otter twice in the wild. I can remember being absolutely amazed with my first sighting since it didn't realise I was there and swam below me quite unconcerned. I really barely saw the bodily movements it was making in order to move.
Typical of my first sighting in the wild, although I was somewhat higher up, the classic V shaped wake was the first thing I saw
Just out of the water with sleeked down hairs
Waiting for feeding time
Dried off
All the above are of North American River Otters
A European Otter underwater
An Asian Short Clawed Otter waiting to be fed
The Asian Short Clawed Otters being fed, these are the worlds smallest Otter
All the above with a Panasonic GH2 and either a Sigma 105mm f/2.8 macro or a Sigma 18-50 f/2.8 Macro, both being manually focused
Barrie
I've only ever seen our European Otter twice in the wild. I can remember being absolutely amazed with my first sighting since it didn't realise I was there and swam below me quite unconcerned. I really barely saw the bodily movements it was making in order to move.
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Typical of my first sighting in the wild, although I was somewhat higher up, the classic V shaped wake was the first thing I saw
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Just out of the water with sleeked down hairs
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Waiting for feeding time
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Dried off
All the above are of North American River Otters
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A European Otter underwater
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An Asian Short Clawed Otter waiting to be fed
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The Asian Short Clawed Otters being fed, these are the worlds smallest Otter
All the above with a Panasonic GH2 and either a Sigma 105mm f/2.8 macro or a Sigma 18-50 f/2.8 Macro, both being manually focused
Barrie