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Title: What is it?
Post by: Malcolm on February 06, 2009, 06:05:40 PM
I'm about 99% now sure this is a mink. I was about 300 yards away when I saw this in a field beside the river and this is a better view than I had with the naked eye. My perspective at the time said "otter" as it seemed to be bigger than a mink. What do you think?

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Title: Re: What is it?
Post by: Pearly Invicta on February 06, 2009, 06:16:13 PM
Yup, otter for me. Build, tail, head shape. All says 'otter'.
Title: Re: What is it?
Post by: garryh on February 06, 2009, 06:24:25 PM
too fat and head too big to be a mink in my opinion

cheers Garry
Title: Re: What is it?
Post by: zeolite on February 06, 2009, 07:03:22 PM
Malcolm

You "otter" kmow that!

Officially an "otter spotter" now.

:D
Title: Re: What is it?
Post by: River Chatter on February 06, 2009, 08:39:47 PM
Definately an otter.
Title: Re: What is it?
Post by: toms dun on February 06, 2009, 08:45:42 PM
Stance proportion heavy base to tail all says otter Not mink wish I had taken the photo
                                                                         Tom
Title: Re: What is it?
Post by: waafisher on February 06, 2009, 10:08:12 PM
I'm not an otter spotter
I'm an otter spotters mate
I'm only spotting otters cause the otter spotters late.

Yep - otter for me too.
Brian
Title: Re: What is it?
Post by: Its Me on February 08, 2009, 01:59:19 PM

I go for otter

       Andy
Title: Re: What is it?
Post by: Malcolm on February 08, 2009, 04:57:55 PM
I'm in a minority of one it seems. I spent 2 freezing hours down there this afternoon trying to get a picture with nothing doing. I see the otters a lot when I'm fishing at dawn but I don't carry a camera with me when I go fishing down the river as I've only got an DSLR ( I did buy a compact but it has disappeared into the clutches of son number one).
Title: Re: What is it?
Post by: Allan Crawford on February 16, 2009, 12:44:15 AM
Otter, nice pictures !
Title: Re: What is it?
Post by: greenwell on February 18, 2009, 03:02:26 PM
Otter, no question, and a good photo of it.

                                            Greenwell
Title: Re: What is it?
Post by: sandyborthwick on February 18, 2009, 03:07:29 PM
Otter,

cracking pic as well, like the one with it looking at the camera - must have heard or got something on the wind. One of those magic moments that are rarely climpsed.

Sandy B.O.
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