Thanks Ted. For some reason I am having difficulty uploading images. I can't load all 4 on one upload nor can I upload a couple of others as replies. They aren't too large and they are jpgs?///
Damn Norm, the weather must be playing havoc with the desert to get these guys swimming around Tucson
Nice shots and hope you are far away from 110F!
Eric
eyelaser wrote:
Damn Norm, the weather must be playing havoc with the desert to get these guys swimming around Tucson
Nice shots and hope you are far away from 110F!
Eric
Don't tell anyone one that I sneaked away and spent a week near Santa Cruz.
Norm
Thanks Morris, I directed a 4-year research project on Sea otters in the Aleutian Islands in the early 70's and developed a fondness for the rascals. My photo equipment was less than perfect and the light was nearly always atrocious. The situation in Elkhorn Slough is a piece of cake relatively speaking.
Norm
Jul 02, 2012 at 09:11 PM
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Charlie Shugart wrote:
I really like them all, Norm.
But the gal in the first shot is a beauty.
Charlie
Thanks Charlie, But the first one is a male. In one part of the slough there is a raft of all males that haven't been able to establish a territory and this critter was one of them.
Norm
normsmith wrote:
Thanks Charlie, But the first one is a male. In one part of the slough there is a raft of all males that haven't been able to establish a territory and this critter was one of them.
Norm
Hmmm- I was told that adult female sea otters have chewed-up noses because, when mating, the males bite their noses to keep them from getting away. I guess this guy suffered from a case of mistaken identity .
Or do males actually bite each other when establishing dominance? I've never seen or heard much about that.
But hey, the catchlight and the character of the water still make it a super shot, even if my gal IS a guy .
Charlie
Charlie Shugart wrote:
Hmmm- I was told that adult female sea otters have chewed-up noses because, when mating, the males bite their noses to keep them from getting away. I guess this guy suffered from a case of mistaken identity .
Or do males actually bite each other when establishing dominance? I've never seen or heard much about that.
But hey, the catchlight and the character of the water still make it a super shot, even if my gal IS a guy .
Charlie
Yes Charlie, Males are often battle-scarred. The group this otter was in were all unable to establish a territory, either too young or not tough enough.
Norm
birdied wrote:
Wonderful set Norm!!
Love them all.
Birdie
Thanks Birdie, Sea otters are cute, but not very cuddly. They are members of the Weasel family and thus related to critters like badgers and wolverines. All not noted for their sweet dispositions
Norm
