Sea Otters at Night
Over 70 sea otters hauled out in the middle of the night to rest on land. A recent study (Maldini et al. 2012) tracked sea otter haul out behavior for over 2 years in Elkhorn Slough and speculates that this behavior might play an important role in the sea otters' energy conservation.
When I arrived in the middle of the night to take these photos, it was pitch black and I could see nothing. I spent several hours in the cold taking long exposure photographs of the otters from the opposite shore (the beach is closed at night). These photos are lit only by moonlight!
When I arrived in the middle of the night to take these photos, it was pitch black and I could see nothing. I spent several hours in the cold taking long exposure photographs of the otters from the opposite shore (the beach is closed at night). These photos are lit only by moonlight!