Otters in Shetland (pics added 30/10/2024)

A cracking set.
121 shows their excellent camouflage in that enviroment..........nice.

I would love to return to the beautiful Shetlands, shame its a bit on the expensive side to get the car over from Aberdeen(in my opinion).........plus the wife only remembers the rain, hail, fog, drizzle, gales, from our two previous visits in May and June:(
 
mulch said:
I would love to return to the beautiful Shetlands, shame its a bit on the expensive side to get the car over from Aberdeen(in my opinion).........plus the wife only remembers the rain, hail, fog, drizzle, gales, from our two previous visits in May and June:(
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Cheers, and it is indeed expensive! I think they have reduced some of the fares though. As islanders we get discount on the the fare and car, but not the cabin unfortunately.
 
Aye aren't they just !!

John I've probably already thrown what I could word wise , at you............ all credit they are lovely always a joy

The last is growing on me John maybe the kind of image I wouldn't see or be drawn to it's so clever the way the lines work with the paw.
 
It's been a while since I updated this one...

Some shots from the last couple of months in Shetland - all with D850 and 500mm PF

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Shetland Otters, August/September 2021 by John Moncrieff, on Flickr

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Shetland Otters, August/September 2021 by John Moncrieff, on Flickr

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Sleeping Otter, Shetland, August 2021 by John Moncrieff, on Flickr

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Otter and Octopus, Shetland July 2021 by John Moncrieff, on Flickr

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Shetland Otters, August/September 2021 by John Moncrieff, on Flickr

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Otter and Octopus, Shetland July 2021 by John Moncrieff, on Flickr
 
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As usual a delight to see these wonderful animals in their natural habitat.

Thanks for sharing these :)
 
Hi there John

Lovely to see an update to this excellent catalogue - adore 134

we will return

Dave (and Annie)
 
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Otter with a Short Spined Sea Scorpion (I think)
Shetland Otter, December 2021 by John Moncrieff, on Flickr

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Shetland Otter, December 2021 by John Moncrieff, on Flickr

140/ Otter far out to sea on a windy day
Shetland Otter, December 2021 by John Moncrieff, on Flickr

141/ One coming ashore and checking the coast is clear of pesky photographers, before heading up to drink from a stream.
Shetland Otter, September 2021 by John Moncrieff, on Flickr

And a little bit of slow motion video...
Slow motion video of an Otter eating a fish by John Moncrieff, on Flickr
 
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Thanks for your update.

I especially like #138 & 139 :)
 
Great family shots :)
By the way, enjoyed listening to Helen's contributions on Radio 4 "Tweet of the day" last week, (y)
 
More Otterly wonderful images :)

#144 & 145 are stunning and #144 the standout one for me :D
 
You otter be proud of yourself for those fantastic shots!
 
Lovely set of shots.
 
These shots are brilliant, so well done and thanks for sharing them. I’ve only seen otter a few times.
 
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What a wonderful thread with some magnificent photos!! Thank you for sharing.
 
Gav-canon said:
Difficult to know what to say for this one, fingers cross the Otter stays safe.

Great image and thought provoking :)
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Yeah, Otter-taking-bird was a shot I'd never got before. Would rather it wasn't under these circumstances, but it's an event that happened. I hoped the Otter would see me and leave the bird but it dragged it off out of sight.
With the amount of dead and dying birds around, I'm sure it's already happened several times already :(
 
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Yeah, Otter-taking-bird was a shot I'd never got before. Would rather it wasn't under these circumstances, but it's an event that happened. I hoped the Otter would see me and leave the bird but it dragged it off out of sight.
With the amount of dead and dying birds around, I'm sure it's already happened several times already :(
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Very sad times :( Thank for sharing, it's an eye opener.
 
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It's been a while... Some locals, and a few Sea Otters from Vancouver Island

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Otter and Octopus, Shetland 2022 by John Moncrieff, on Flickr

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Otters in Shetland 2023 by John Moncrieff, on Flickr

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Otters in Shetland 2023 by John Moncrieff, on Flickr

And a few from Vancouver Island..

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Sea Otters, Vancouver Island 2022 2022 by John Moncrieff, on Flickr

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Sea Otter, Vancouver Island by John Moncrieff, on Flickr

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Sea Otter, Vancouver Island by John Moncrieff, on Flickr
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Whilst sea otters are cute they cannae beat ours! Like the last one. TFS
 
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