Now that the water is cold, it seems more likely that we’ll see otters in the Dewees Island impoundment.  I have only ever seen them in the impoundment in the winter– perhaps that has something to do with the fact that the alligators don’t eat in the winter.  The other day a pair of otters swam by, and I was so entranced watching the rising sunlight glisten off their fur that I could only watch, captivated.  By the time I thought of the camera, they had slipped far into the marsh.  I waited and watched where they disappeared, eventually setting up my camera and I tripod.  After trying to capture them in still photos (click photo to enlarge and zoom in), I finally decided that only video could capture their fluid motion, and tried to record them feeding.  A camera on a tripod on the third floor of a house on stilts is still not completely stable– you’ll be able to see where someone walking jars the motion.  However, we get a chance to see that they are eating fish, diving and resurfacing– even at the feet of a great blue heron. Click here for the video.