On our Sunday hike Mom & I spotted something quite wonderful…a River Otter…We both stayed very still watching him nibble on some leaves till he went underwater and swam away…
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Hi! I'm Gizmo...a handsome terrier-about-town with a distinct point of view. I will write about whatever interesting things come across my desk, appear on my twitter feed @GizmoGeodog, or meet me out on the geotrails.
I love to geocache cause it takes me to all the wild places & I can get back to being a real dog.
I care about all my brofurs & sisfurs who haven't found their own forever homes yet, & raise funds to help them whenever I can.
My girl brought me home from the shelter & together we explore our world. I do my best to make her smile, & she does her best for me. We are a team.
An otter how cool is that? Have a wonderful wordless Wednesday.
Best wishes Molly
Mom thought it was super cool…she never got a photo of one before 🙂
Many otters in the rivers around here (thanks to a state conservation program), but I’ve never gotten a photo. Bravo!
Yes, they are elusive critters…This was such a treat for me
We love river otters, they are so cute!!
This one seemed unaware of us so we got to watch him nibble leaves for a while…I was so pleased that Gizmo just watched quietly and didn’t scare him away
I would have loved to see that in Pawson.
It was pawsome Carma…Even me, a goofy terrier, knew enough to be quiet and watch *tailwags*
How cool is that? An otter? Awesome. It’s funny though b/c on our walk on Sunday we saw a beaver taking sticks back to his dam. (And, we never see things like that in the city.)
A beaver! That’s great…I’ve seen the dams on our hikes but never lucky enough to watch the building process…and to see it in an urban setting is amazing!
Oh it sure was! And, we even took pictures but they all came out blurry… sad…
Hey Giz, Jet here. HI Miss JG.
We had absolutely no idea otters could live in our state! Mom REALLY wants to see one up close. She’s politely envious of you guys! 🙂
Hiya Jetty! Yes, mom has known they were here for a long time and has even hiked near places where others spotted them but this was a first for her & I was there to share it with her 🙂 *snoogles* for you , JJ and Miss L
I just think that is so neat that you got to see an otter! We don’t get to see neat things like that on our walks!
How cool Gizmo,
I’ve never seen one of those, you were very good to stay still 🙂
Happy New Year buddy,
Your pal Snoopy 🙂
Believe Snoopy I was just itching to get into some serious mischief, but I could see how much mom appreciated me being good…and she rewarded me generously with cookies 🙂
Otters are the cutest and most fun animals ever! How lucky to spot one in pawson!
Actually going back to that trail this weekend…hoping we’ll get lucky again and maybe get a few more pictures
Don’t the river otters know about alligators? That would make me so nervous.
This from Wikipedia: The otter has few natural predators when in water. Aquatic predators include the alligator (Alligator mississippiensis), American crocodile (Crocodylus acutus), and killer whale (Orcinus orca), none of which commonly coexist with this otter and thus rarely pose a threat.
That surprises me because I know that both otters and gators live in Lost Lake where I saw this one…That’s a really good question
No way! I want to see an otter. What kind of dog is that anyways?
You iz a silly dawg Bunk my pal…Otters iz cousinz to da Otter Houndz of course BOL!
Way cool, Gizmo! You are inspiring me to search for wild suburban animals! (Although we don’t have anything quite so unusual as river otters–they look so cute!) Happy Wednesday!
We do live in a jungle down here…even the most suburban areas have wildlife populations…sadly urbanization is taking away too much of their territory these days
Awwwe, what a cute little river otter! Happy New Year, Gizmo!
he is a frisky little fellow! *tailwags*
Way cool! I’ve never had the opportunity to see a river otter in the wild before. I bet that was fun. 🙂
That’s amazing! He looks even bigger than you! Very jealous – we have to go to the zoo to see any otters around here.
They’re supposed to get up over 30#…this one was probably about 20# or so from what I could tell from high up … it’s so awesome to watch them when they’re unaware of your presence…next trip you & Eko take come on down to Florida and we’ll show you some “nature” 🙂
I have never seen a wild otter before! You guys are so lucky.
It’s our reward for dealing with all the tourists visiting Disney LOL! Seriously, it’s a wonderful thing
Gizmo,
I am still shocked that we have otters in Florida! Who knew?!? Pawesome photos!
BOL! Yep we’ve got a lot of critters here in the jungle 🙂 *highpaws* Oz pal
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That is so cool, Gizmo! And awesome to you for staying so calm. Lulu would be going for it!
Christie from lifewithbeagle.com
I don’t know exactly why Gizmo was so good…Maybe he sensed my interest and excitement? For whatever reason he was rewarded heavily for such excellent behavior
Great photo. The Producer saw an Otter in Canada once when they were on holiday. Every morning it swam past the chalet to build a dam and every evening it swam back again. Cute little fellow 🙂
You have interesting walks.
Mom tries hard to get me out to places where I can really “be a dawg” so we tend to go backwoods & I do get to see a lot of fun stuff…Must have been neat for The Producer to watch that guys progress every day
We’ve never seen one of those. You get to see some really neat things on your adventures.
I try to get us away from the popular areas and off on the less traveled trails for more wildlife viewing
You just have otters in your rivers where you live?! That’s it. I’m MOVING. I am absolutely in love with otters and I would sit and watch them all day long.
Yup we’ve got otters 🙂 And beavers and turtles and gators and manateess Lots of wildlife here in the jungle so c’mon down !