River otters at Fishtrap

[kestrel]

There was a trio of otters at Fishtrap Park yesterday (Friday). They were near the covered pier.

River otters by Joel Schmidt, on Flickr

River otter by Joel Schmidt, on Flickr

River otters by Joel Schmidt, on Flickr

[nickinthegarden]

I spotted at least two of them on Saturday morning. I was walking the trail across the creek from the covered pier and a little south of there I heard some splashing out in the water. Through the leafless bushes I spotted a tail going under the water. I continued to watch hoping someone would reappear. Between the trail and the creek there was some puddles and suddenly two heads popped up in one and then went down and another head popped up in an even smaller puddle close by and disappeared. I suspect that the puddles were an old den perhaps that collapsed with all the ice and snow, as I do not remember seeing puddles there before.
River Otters by Nick, on Flickr

River Otters by Nick, on Flickr