Otter and baby.

I spent 4 hours with the otters in Yellowstone, they are such a rare treat to see and the shooting situation was absolutely fantastic, perfect light, i was the only photographer in a quiet region back country and the animals were so comfortable with my presence. that i could slowly follow them around the banks of the lake without causing any alarm to them.

So please bear with me if i post a handful more otters.

Otters are really quite amazing, did you know that there skin never gets wet despite a life time of aquatic swimming? They have guard hairs with oil that protect an inner lining of hair, these two layers keep the skin dry and form a air pocket around it that insulates the otter in cold waters.