About 10 minutes ago, i was on my deck when I spotted a visitor in our pond.
Yes, an otter showed up to check on the fish inventory and sure enough, he caught what appears to a large talapia - about 3 feet in front of me!
Yes, he started gnoshing on this poor guy about twenty feet away - and the crunching noise was a bit off putting. However, it was fascinating to see this life and death struggle (okay, it wasn't much of a struggle) play out in front of me. And here is something that absolutely blew my mind - It was probably less than a minute after the otter caught the fish that the black vultures showed up, circling overhead. Not sure if it is blood they smell or death kicks out some funky vibe that the opportunistic ones pick up on but it was incredible. I'll have some video (Ron was shooting most of this too) in a few days.
Thanks for tuning in and Keep Wagging!
