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River Otters at SLP early morning Sept. 17! By Robert

9/23/2016

Early last Sat. morning I had an hour before we had to be at an event, so off to the River I went. As I walked up river on the upper road I saw ripples in the mirrorlike surface and with my binoculars I caught sight of Otters! I through it might be the same family of six we had see further down river at Sutter Landing Park, about three weeks ago.

No one was around so I got as close as I could as they busily continued to dive and catch Crayfish, which they seem to take more of than any other prey in this part of the river. They were working the middle of the river, but soon they swam up and closer the South bank as I slowly followed along. Then at an opening along the bank they could clearly see me and to my surprise they seemed curious and turned towards me! This was a close as I have been to a family of Otters in the river! I smiled and continued to photograph🤗 as they continued to look intrigued!

Had I been able to capture sounds of them splashing and diving as they communicated with squeaks and whistles, it could’ve made for a lively slide show! This is just a sample of more images I got.

Robert on the River

Hope there’s a good videographer out there who’d really like to photograph there awesome animals!

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Early morning & late evening on the river at Sutter's Landing Park by Robert

9/14/2016

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Neighbors,

An early morning visit to the river on 9/6 was filled with sightings of some of the native wildlife we’ve come to be delighted to see at SLP, despite other factors that cause us concern and even despair. Moments of peace and tranquility can still be had there and as the weather cools, there should be more such times.
This Osprey was hunting on the North bank, but after patiently waiting for the fisherman to move along and for the Sea Lion to swim on, it decided to fly over and break off a big stick and release it in the water! It later made a brief return.

Following are some photos taken at the river in the evening on 9/9.

What flying bugs do you think are at the river in such huge numbers now? They appear to be amassing just above the surface as far as the eye can see, after sunset and of course the dragonfly’s are where the food is!

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Other Upcoming Events in the Area

9/10/2016

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Bushy Lake Restoration and Education Project 9/23/16

Acorn Day! at the State Indian Museum 10/8/16

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Report from Dragons and Damsels Event

9/1/2016

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We gathered in August to look for our friends the dragonflies and damselflies. Greg Kareofelas, dragonfly hunter extraordinaire, had caught several species for us to examine before they were released by an enthusiastic 4-year old entomologist. Down at the river, we saw more dogs than odonates, so took the upper trail. There were a number of interesting species sighted, including some that stay aloft at extremely high elevations feeding on the aerial “plankton” (small insects found up high). We also saw (and caught) many damselflies, including the mating pair below. Except for the dogs, it was a very pleasant morning. A very warm thank you to Greg, for generously sharing his expertise and passion with us!!

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River Otters at SLP early morning Sept. 17! By Robert

Early morning & late evening on the river at Sutter's Landing Park by Robert

Other Upcoming Events in the Area

Report from Dragons and Damsels Event

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