tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10013142.post-67989759924040591952007-11-25T19:57:00.000-06:002007-11-25T20:24:41.818-06:00<a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_yj2JE1tFssM/R0opVCSUOSI/AAAAAAAAAuM/P-l5-6XCGgA/s1600-h/otters1b.jpg"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_yj2JE1tFssM/R0opVCSUOSI/AAAAAAAAAuM/P-l5-6XCGgA/s320/otters1b.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5136963766337157410" /></a><br /><br />We had visitors over the long Thanksgiving weekend.<br /><br /><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_yj2JE1tFssM/R0oovCSUORI/AAAAAAAAAuE/LrH1Nu5wSA8/s1600-h/otters5.jpg"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_yj2JE1tFssM/R0oovCSUORI/AAAAAAAAAuE/LrH1Nu5wSA8/s320/otters5.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5136963113502128402" /></a><br /><br />They weren't very sociable though.<br /><br /><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_yj2JE1tFssM/R0oolSSUOQI/AAAAAAAAAt8/XxrK0RbUJpw/s1600-h/otter2.jpg"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_yj2JE1tFssM/R0oolSSUOQI/AAAAAAAAAt8/XxrK0RbUJpw/s320/otter2.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5136962945998403842" /></a><br /><br />They kept to themselves a lot.<br /><br /><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_yj2JE1tFssM/R0ookySUOOI/AAAAAAAAAts/WoKZosCd-qs/s1600-h/otter7.jpg"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_yj2JE1tFssM/R0ookySUOOI/AAAAAAAAAts/WoKZosCd-qs/s320/otter7.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5136962937408469218" /></a><br /><br />And were a bit stand-offish at times.<br /><br /><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_yj2JE1tFssM/R0ookySUOPI/AAAAAAAAAt0/3xqJUtH4uHw/s1600-h/otter5.jpg"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_yj2JE1tFssM/R0ookySUOPI/AAAAAAAAAt0/3xqJUtH4uHw/s320/otter5.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5136962937408469234" /></a><br /><br />They had a little tussle right in front of us.<br /><br /><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_yj2JE1tFssM/R0ookSSUOMI/AAAAAAAAAtc/pReSWGhZdOo/s1600-h/otter6.jpg"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_yj2JE1tFssM/R0ookSSUOMI/AAAAAAAAAtc/pReSWGhZdOo/s320/otter6.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5136962928818534594" /></a><br /><br />A handsome family, though.<br /><br /><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_yj2JE1tFssM/R0ookySUONI/AAAAAAAAAtk/6ugJsEG3Jhc/s1600-h/otters1.jpg"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_yj2JE1tFssM/R0ookySUONI/AAAAAAAAAtk/6ugJsEG3Jhc/s320/otters1.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5136962937408469202" /></a><br /><br />It was hard to pick a favorite portrait.<br /><br />-------<br /><br />River otter, <i>Lontra canadensis</i> or <i>Lutra canadensis</i>.<div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/10013142-6798975992404059195?l=rurality.blogspot.com'/></div>Ruralityhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06616461213179182660noreply@blogger.com20