This past weekend I joined the Tennessee Ornithological Society on a bird walk here at Reflection Riding. Migratory birds pass through this area, some traveling 1,000 miles or more to reach their summer homes.
As Kevin Calhoon, our tour guide and the Tennessee Aquarium's assistant curator of forests, led us towards Lookout Creek along the boardwalk someone shouted, “look it’s an otter”. To everyone’s surprise about 30 yards away, sunbathing on a log was a young River Otter.
About 4 months ago, I was paddling near the center’s canoe launch and observed a similar critter diving beneath the water. We have plenty of beavers and muskrats but few have seen an otter along the creek. I guess now I’m more confident about what I witnessed. Perhaps it was this little guy or a member of his family.
Our “Waking Up With The Birds” walk is definitely worth attending this Saturday at 7:30 am, but this little otter stole the show that day.
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