The West Elk Mountains have some remarkable scenery. This is a place worth visiting again and again.

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Never tire of seeing an Osprey.
Elmley.
13-10-24

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Our Daily Challenge 19-25 September :Salt /Salty

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I think this is a young male Sea Otter as females almost invariably have scarred noses from the rough mating habits of the males. This one has an unscarred nose, but isn't especially large, which is why I have identified it as a young male. I photographed this at Zeballos on the north west coast of Vancouver Island. The North American population spend their entire lives at sea whereas those on the Russian side often come ashore. They frequent kelp beds where they feed on urchins, abalones and crabs. I have seen them anchor themselves with kelp while snoozing, and also females wrapping their young in kelp while she dives for food.

The title paraphrased the Bob Dylan song "Tangled up in Blue".

Tags:   Enhydra lutris Sea Otter Zeballos Vancouver Island Canada Tim Melling

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My first Saturn image for a long while. Not a great result, as the planet is low in the sky and the air was very turbulent. It looks ok if you hold your device at arm’s length, or move back from your computer screen :-).
While it’s interesting to see the rings nearly edge-on, I prefer their magnificence when displayed fully open.
12” Newtonian reflector telescope, 3x Barlow lens and ZWO ASI120MC imaging camera.

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