Subject: [Tweeters] Otter with a duckling today on Sultan River
Date: Jun 2 23:15:57 2011
From: Rob Sandelin - nwnature1 at gmail.com


I was out setting live traps for my mammals class tomorrow in Osprey Park in
Sultan and got diverted by some splashing. Walked out to see what was making
the noise and found a river otter on the bank with a young duckling in its
mouth. It took off as soon as it saw me, carrying the duckling with it. I
have seen this a couple times now and I wonder how many baby ducks fall to
otters.

Rob Sandelin
Naturalist, Writer, Teacher
Snohomish County