I don’t know how common otters are on Kootenay Lake. Certainly we have them, but although these creatures are conspicuous, I only notice them a few times a year. Indeed, I last saw some was on 2024 January 11, but at that time there were four in a family, and yesterday there were five.
A family relaxing on a dock was composed of two parents and three grown pups.
One otter dived into the lake. The others looked around, but being somewhat short-sighted, they seemed unsure of what might be watching them.
This is probably the mother just before she went on her way.
I was interested to hear on the radio, that sea otters are somewhat threatened by river otters…had you understood this, Alistair?
Karen, this comes as news to me.