Wednesday 23 May 2012

The catch of a lifetime.



I was staring up into a tree on the bank of the river trying to get a good shot of a fledgling greater spotted woodpecker.

Then I looked down for a moment to the river at the foot of the tree.

To my utter astonishment there it was, larger than life, smiling up at me with a fair sized fish in its mouth













AN OTTER!



I never thought I would ever see such a thing in the mid day heat, in a small river, in rural Oxfordshire. But there it was. My camera was in my hand
Snap!

Not the best shot technically; the setting were for a bird flying.

But when I checked the screen, there it was.

I have caught a kingfisher once, and that was wonderful, but this is beyond special.

I have talked to people who say they fish about the otter being here.
I mentioned it in my first post of the nature blog.

But I didn't really believe they were here.

Now, not only have I seen one, I have caught him smiling up at me.

Kudos Mr Nick Owen

3 comments:

  1. Very nice. You are waiting for someone. Get other. This really wonderful. So nice of you.
    PlantWerkZ

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  2. You are really lucky person. You get wonderful shot. Thank you. My Complaint

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  3. To take something like that is indeed once in a life time.

    Do check out this website at http://www.facebook.com/MASwings. There are a few photos on nature you might want to take a look.

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