Otter on Islay

[Gordon_H]

Taken on a recent trip to Islay over the May Day Bank Holiday weekend , The weather wasn't the best and it was a fair way out in the bay but it was great to stand and watch it for an hour after a lovely lunch at Ardbeg Distillery .


Otter1_2013 by Gordon_H61
Canon Eos 7D 400mmL f/10 1/800s ISO 250


Otter2_2013 by Gordon_H61
Canon Eos 7D 400mmL f/10 1/800s ISO 320


Otter3_2013 by Gordon_H61
Canon Eos 7D 400mmL f/10 1/800s ISO 250

BTW if you want to see some cracking film of Otters on Islay by John Aitchison go over to the BBC iplayer and go into Regional>Scotland and then Click on Part 1 of Hebrides Islands on the Edge

[Hereford_EOS]

Re: Otter on Islay

Well spotted

[tesarver]

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Tom

[Brent]

Re: Otter on Islay

great looking pictures

[Stan]

Re: Otter on Islay

When i looked at the first I thought what a funny looking otter and then i spotted him on the edge of the frame - I have never seen a wild one at any distance so these will serve as a record of your sighting

Stan

[Gordon_H]

Re: Otter on Islay

Thanks for the comments ! I didn't spot him/her at first , it was actually sitting on the rocks with the seals , this has been good place for us spotting otters . The first time i didn't have a camera (typically) and the otter came out of the water with a fish and sat down 20yds in front of us and ate it !

[Coryman]

Re: Otter on Islay

Great shots, these are not the easiest of animals to capture, especially at distance.

Ian