Day 347: Otter Pups

Aren't they cute?!  This is the first time I've seen them and although they are about 2/3 the size of the adults they still have that babyish look about them.  And while baby animals are cute, I have discovered that they are 10 times cuter in snow!  This is not a perfect shot but it was too cute to pass up.  They were lined up because there was an idiot yelling and they all looked at him, got closer and closer together, then backed up and arched their backs before mum and dad led them off down the hill.  People really irritate me.  I got quite a few good photos today - or photos that I liked anyway.

I really should get back in the habit of putting my favourite photos on DeviantArt but this blog really has taken over everything.  Not for too much longer though!  I do have one other photo to show from today though.  I took a photo of the moon tonight and there seems to be something crossing the disk so I thought I would share it with everyone and see if anyone can tell me what it is ;-)  Merry Christmas!

Day 175: Oriental Small-Clawed Otter

Awwwww!  The otters were waiting for their keeper to bring them dinner - their attention was focused on the path to their enclosure, they kept standing up on their back legs to peer out and see over the wall, and then were climbing up on this log to get a wee bit higher to see if they were coming yet!  The keeper still hadn't come when I moved on so I hope they didn't have to wait too long :-)  I really like the out of focus leaves in the background - they're nice and abstract without being unidentifiable... if that makes any sense.  The patch on the otter's neck that is over exposed annoys me a bit but it's only a small bit and you really just have to take what you can get because you cannot reason with the sun!  Overall I think it's rather a nice picture - and pretty cute!

Update:  I have just discovered that this is the female otter - Elena - identifiable by her pink nose :-)