Living where we do during the summer, we encounter wildlife everyday. There are fox, eagles, ravens, and land otters on our beach regularly. Lucy chased a land otter from under one of our cabins all the way down to the beach and into the water! I think she knew that she was up against a formidable opponent though (the otter is 3x as big as her at least!) because she was holding back a bit by a couple of feet.
A week or so ago we spotted a beaver in our creek. He had somehow ended up in the ocean and was trying to find his way back into fresh water. Bryan's dad said that when they are in ocean water too long they get kind of "loopy". The beaver was real lethargic and just trying to find a good place to hide. He was gone up the creek by morning. Amazing creature though! Tons of fur and the tail was incredible.
Yesterday the boys and I were in the village so that they could go to "Salmon Camp" which is a summer camp basically put on by the Island Native Refuge or some such.
They go to all of the villages as well as town and do a 2 day camp. Anyway, while we are at my friends house, she looks out the window and says, "There's a bear!" So in true Alaskan style, we load our 6 kids into the back of a pick-up truck and ride over to where
the bear is. A Kodiak Grizzly mind you! I had the prime spot of being IN the truck on the side where the bear was so I got a few good pictures and a video :) I have tried to upload the video but it is taking WAY too long with the type of connection that we have. So t
he pictures will have to suffice...
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