Lontra canadensis (North American River Otter).
 
 
 
Photo: 06/08/24, 8 am.


When I woke up this morning, I couldn't believe my eyes. There was a group of four otters on our little dock! Otters are near-sighted, which might explain why they let me get so close to take photos with my phone. I had never seen them before on our lake—very exciting!  
 
 
wikipedia:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/North_American_river_otter