SPRING AT SEA OTTER BAY

58-16-7Sea otter and pup

Technically, spring has arrived in the Alaskan Interior, but winter is rather reluctant to let go.  So for the past three years I have left home in the first week of April to see if spring is having any better luck taking hold along the coast-about a hundred miles away as the raven flies.  I am not disappointed. Spring is in full swing.  But the weather along the coast is, as usual wet and windy.  So once again I settle into a familiar routine, hanging out in a sheltered bay where sea otters congregate during unsettled weather and indulging in the very enjoyable task of observing and photographing the gentle and photogenic sea otters.

alaska-16-1Sea otter inhabit the immense and spectacular coastal waters of Alaska.

58-16-9Old man in the wilderness.

58-16-13Sea otter courtship can take place any time of the year.

58-16-8A nursing pup.

58-16-14“Just relaxin”

58-16-3Mother and pup on the rocky shoreline.

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