Animal Encounter #4 ~ River Otter snacking on a crab

in nature •  7 years ago 

The river otter! Cheeky and adorable cuties that scurry around the coastlines and making a huge mess on every dock they decide to run around on. They are quite territorial and can also be very aggressive towards other animals. I even got to see one take down a seagull that was just chilling on the surface of the water then BAM an otter grabbed it by the neck and dragged it down under the surface. Otter has got to eat I guess.

This day I just secured the vessel to the dock and then this little guy jumped up on the dock next to me and decided to have his lunch - a dungeness crab. He was not even bothered about our presence and I was lucky enough to grab my camera and take a few snaps of him, whilst he enjoyed his fresh snack.


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Damn! Thats EXACTLY how I eat my crab lmao

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welcome to steemit family :)

Amazing, we love seeing otters in Scotland over here, its always a special sight!

Hi..... :)

Are they not very common?
Also how is it i didnt realize you were in scotland?

No not very, it's very rare to see one! If you to the Isle of Mull you tend to see lots there though, well most my family live in Scotland so I am there quite a lot but live in Yorkshire!

They're so cute until they turn vicious.

Never seen something like that!

He looks bigger than the otters we see in the bush. Nice shot.

Oh wow, good for you to be in places like that ! :-)
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I think you are so valiant as you take this photo. Thank you for your story.

Hey. Welcome to steemit.

Omg. Very nice

  ·  7 years ago (edited)

omg! That photo turns a very cute animal into a viscous beast! 😳 Lovely story and I enjoyed your writing style.

Never knew an otter could look so scary lol.

Such a great picture mate!!

Great photo!

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The Otter really looks relaxed enjoying his big crab. They look cute I can see how watching one hunting down a Seagull from under the water is surprising to watch.

Good picture my friend! Visit my post and see my story with a little monkey in a tourist park! Greetings.

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Interrupted meal )