I have been trying for years to catch a good picture of one of these little guys. Over the years I have seen a number, but have never before been able to catch a clean shot. They are fast and elusive and often hide out in dense foliage... but on this day I came across this PM that was out in the open foraging around, and for about 5 minutes he seemed to care less about my presence...
I was able to get a number of decent pictures of him - this one being the first one, as he popped up in the grass along the side of the road, while I was in the ditch on the other side... fortunately no vehicles came by for a good 5 minutes allowing for this unique experience.
All comments are appreciated.
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While looking for some other animals I happened across this mink that was actively hunting on the other side of the river that I was hiking along.
At first he seemed to be just wandering around, but then he quickly caught a garter snake, which he proceeded to eat... and then went swimming in the river a number of times coming up with crayfish which he also ate on the riverside,
I watched him for a good half hour before he decided to venture off into the woods.
This shot was as he was venturing out into the middle of the river to dive down for another crayfish.
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May 2012
While walking back from the north mound at Oak Hammock Marsh... I heard a rustling in the tall grasses near the trail... getting ready for an unexpected surprise of something in the grass, I was not quite prepared for when this otter jumped out of the grass right onto the path in front of me...
I was able to get a quick couple of shots before he took off back the way he came...
Please press "L" to see the larger lightbox version for more detail and contrast.
400mm - ISO 400 - F5.6 - 1/640th
Tags: Otter wildlife oakhammockmarsh manitoba mammals canonef400mmf56l canon canada animals amazingwildlifephotography 50d
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May 2012
While walking back from the north mound at Oak Hammock Marsh... I heard a rustling in the tall grasses near the trail... getting ready for an unexpected surprise of something in the grass, I was not quite prepared for when this otter jumped out of the grass right onto the path in front of me...
I was able to get a quick couple of shots before he took off back the way he came...
Please press "L" to see the larger lightbox version for more detail and contrast.
400mm - ISO 400 - F5.6 - 1/500th
Tags: Otter 50d amazingwildlifephotography animals canada canon canonef400mmf56l mammals manitoba oakhammockmarsh wildlife
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May 2012
While walking back from the north mound at Oak Hammock Marsh... I heard a rustling in the tall grasses near the trail... getting ready for an unexpected surprise of something in the grass, I was not quite prepared for when this otter jumped out of the grass right onto the path in front of me...
I was able to get a quick couple of shots before he took off back the way he came...
Please press "L" to see the larger lightbox version for more detail and contrast.
400mm - ISO 400 - F5.6 - 1/640th
Tags: Otter 50d amazingwildlifephotography animals canada canon canonef400mmf56l mammals manitoba oakhammockmarsh wildlife
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