Jackson Trails may have a new mascot!
Foxes, deer, turtles, turkeys, coyotes, beavers and even bears are fairly common sights in Stittsville, but it’s not often you see an otter.
Photographer Jacinta Cillis-Asquith lives in Bryanston Gate, just east of Jackson Trails. On Saturday morning around 8:40am, she was out for a walk near the stormwater management pond in Jackson Trails, and spotted this guy having breakfast. It’s a river otter.
“I have photos of other creatures I have found there in the past, including herons, turtles, cormorant (bird) and naturally, geese, goslings, ducks and ducklings,” she says.
Thanks to Jacinta for sharing these incredible photos.
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Excellent footage of the Otter!