20th Annual Smithsonian Magazine Photo Contest Natural World
North American River Otter and Fish
A North American river otter shows off its catch and its tongue while standing on an ice-covered pond. This otter and its sibling appeared in a semi-urban cemetery last fall and winter, and over the next few months just about emptied the ponds of their fish and amphibians.
Photo Detail
| Date Taken: | 12.2021 |
| Date Uploaded: | 11.2022 |
| Photo Location: | Portland, Maine, United States of America |
| Camera: | Canon EOS-1D X Mark II |
| Copyright: | © Loren Merrill |