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I have taken dozens of pictures of otters around the Lake. Many of the otters were swimming; Others were visiting docks (where they preened and\u00a0defecated); Others appeared on ice or snow. This is the first picture I have taken of otters on the ground alongside the Lake.\u00a0<\/p>\n

Now, it is not as if I doubted that this amphibious animal wandered the lakeshore, but it is interesting just how long it took before I managed a picture of it doing so.<\/p>\n

A family of four otters moves along the shore: a parent leads its three pups.
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