Every morning I get up early. Not too many people are early risers but that is my favorite time of day. I love watching the world wake up. So on a beautiful sunny morning I had the beach all to myself. While I was walking along the beach I noticed several heads bobbing up and down in the water. They weren't sea otters and seals don't usually swim in groups. So I pulled out my binnoculars and peered at the curious creatures.
In the water were seven river otters. Unlike sea otters, these guys were quite active. They were out fishing for their breakfast. I watched as they dived down to catch a fish. I am not sure what they were catching but the fish were pretty good size. Speaking of good size, these river otters were bigger than any other otters I had ever seen. Every once in awhile I would see one try to play with another. One would dive over the top of another only to be chased by that otter. It was great entertainment. When they had their full of fish then the show really started. They spun, chased and dived, chasing each other in the water. Then they made their way to shore.
One at a time the came scurring out of the water. Their sleek bodies shimmering in the morning sunlight. One, two, three, four, five, six wet otters running across the beach into the tall grass. But where did number seven go. I watched the water and out popped a head. As the last otter got out of the river he had a very large fish in its mouth. The fish was flopping and trying very hard to escape. It was a very large fish for the otter to carry and it was quite a site to see the otter waddled across the beach with its mouth full of fish. Just another great morning in Alaska.
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