otter attack....for real

Do you remember last year when I posted photos of the cute little otter I trapped and relocated. Well this year we caught his mamma or daddy, who wasn't CUTE AT ALL....but a little Fucker!


We drove to Pack River and released the guy. I opened the trap door and it shot out like a bullet, ran 30 ft, turned around and looked at us, ...and then came right back, out and around me, and attacked me from behind! Took a friggin big old bite in my calf! Holy crap! I couldn't believe it, it was clear and free to go. But he/she decided it wasn't going to leave without evening the score. Why it picked me...jeeze. I shook it off and ran for the truck while Steve picked up rocks and threw them at it.

Have you ever seen otter teeth?



Yeah! And it left a little bloody smiley face on my leg!

the Aliens have landed!

And it looks like they swim.

And get mad if you take their photo.

And can grow their heads.

Looks like they have males and females too.

A few other silly looking folks.

White-faced ibis.

American bittern; they stretch their necks real tall to hide in the reeds, doesn't work so well when you're not in the reeds.

And a pied-billed grebe.