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Salish Sea, Pacific Northwest
We’re having extreme high and low tides again — back to a new moon again — here on the other side of the summer solstice. From here on out the tides will be more moderate until winter solstice.
One of the effects we see in our more sheltered bays is the floating of vast quantities of seaweed that’s been accumulating along the shore. Summer sunshine and warmth feeds an explosive growth of algae.
On this day, I watched a River Otter feeding. He watched me for a bit to ascertain I was harmless.
Then for the next 15 minutes he cruised around amongst the wads of sea lettuce alternately paddling along the surface, diving briefly, and chomping down on snacks from below. There seemed to be as much as he wanted.
This 13 second video (in HD) shows one of his surface intervals. After swallowing his food, he dives again for the next one.
I can’t know how long he’d been feeding before I got there, but he seemed to sated after a while and swam away.
Summer days, here in a quiet part of the Salish Sea.
What’s the summer nature news where you live?
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