2012

NY5162 : An otter in the River Irthing

taken 12 years ago, near to Irthington, Cumbria, England

An otter in the River Irthing
An otter in the River Irthing
I watched three otters on the west side of Irthing Bridge for several minutes from the north bank. The water was brown and they were in a playful mood making contact calls to each other. I decided to go back to the car for a long lens and by the time I got back they were on the shady east side of the bridge. Shortly after taking this shot they moved upstream and were gone but it was a memorable wildlife encounter. For a view of the west side of the bridge, see NY5162 : Irthing Bridge.

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Geographical Context: Rivers, Streams, Drainage Wild Animals, Plants and Mushrooms other tags: Otter Click a tag, to view other nearby images.
This photo is linked from: Automatic Clusters: · Bridge over the River Irthing [8] · East [3] · North Bank [2] · Watched three Otters [2] ·
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NY5162, 24 images   (more nearby 🔍)
Photographer
Walter Baxter   (more nearby)
Date Taken
Saturday, 18 February, 2012   (more nearby)
Submitted
Friday, 9 March, 2012
Subject Location
OSGB36: geotagged! NY 5129 6230 [10m precision]
WGS84: 54:57.1772N 2:45.7257W
Camera Location
OSGB36: geotagged! NY 5128 6232
View Direction
South-southeast (about 157 degrees)
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