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Index of Subjects Paul, and all, A few years ago, a friend and I had an interesting encounter with otter while we were out in my canoe. We had put into the Clyde River in Lanark, Ontario, then paddled a few kilometres upstream. We were just about to pass under a bridge when we noticed a commotion at the surface of the water - sort of like boiling water. We could see some kind of creatures rolling just under the surface. Turned out to be a pair of young otter. They came up to the bow of the canoe - no doubt a bit curious - and swam back and forth a few times. We were enjoying a good view of them for maybe half a minute, when suddenly an adult otter rose up out of the water sort of "chest high" right in front of the bow - very close to my friend. It made a very loud noise -- sort of a blowing noise -- Fffwwwaaahhh. Ffwwaaahhh. Looked pretty angry, as it glared at us while its young swam away. Then it turned and chased the young further away from the canoe -- the three of them rolling together as they swam off. Very memorable. My friend still talks of that encounter. Bev Wigney Round Hill, NS On 5/14/16, rita.paul@ns.sympatico.ca <rita.paul@ns.sympatico.ca> wrote: > Hi All > Yesterday was such a nice day a friend and I went > to Keji for a little paddling and a bit of fishing. > As we paddled in a little cove just of the river, I saw > a movement in the water and the water sort of hump up. > We were close to shore maybe 45 cms of water - when I looked > closely I could see an Otter lying on the bottom. The canoe passed > just in front of it and I could see the Otter looking up at me. I let the > canoe slide and the Otter didn't move while I could see it. I've seen > a lot of otters over the years but the first time I've seen on in its > natural > habitat. Not a good chance for a picture. > The Mayflies were out - 2 or 3 different kinds. Small ones - some folks call > the > Sallies, a few medium and a number of larger ones. The fish were having > a good meal as were the Red Winged Blackbirds. They were at their > best flying back and forth konking all the time. A Grouse drumming in > the background made it a perfect canoe trip. > The staff are very friendly also - A few minutes talking will get > lots of interesting info. One member even gave me a nice hat! > Who could ask for more? > The only sad part of the day was having to leave! > Enjoy the spring > Paul > > >
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