A Photo Journal of nature and wildlife in the Toronto and surrounding areas. All photos taken by and copyright by Ann Brokelman
Monday, April 1, 2013
Otter - We saw two over the weekend
This otter was very curious about us. He would come forward then backwards and then pop his head out. Photos taken at 7:50pm. Very hard to take any photos and my ISO was at 2500. Crazy but amazing sighting again.
the first one we saw was a long ways out on the lake and it was running and sliding across the ice.
A few facts on Otters (Lontra Canadensis)
Active dusk to mid morning.
Can swim up to 12 km per hour.
Dive 20 m and spend 4 min underwater in a single breath.
Otter sliding on ice is a means of travel and playing. We saw them sliding this weekend.
Diet is fish, frogs, crayfish etc.