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Fresh from the Critter Cam: River Otter in Hyattsville
February 10, 2023
by:
Maureen Farrington
Seeing larger mammals like river otters make their home in the Anacostia Watershed is a huge sign that our river is returning to health. Fresh from our winter critter cam at Heurich Park in Hyattsville we caught our clearest picture yet of a river otter.
Heurich Park runs along the Northwest branch of the Anacostia River just north of the confluence with Sligo Creek, and the Anacostia Watershed Society has worked for decades on invasive plant control, tree plantings and maintenance, and park cleanups to make it the otter-friendly habitat that it now is. Anacostia River wildlife have been very active this winter, and we are excited to share the highlights from our critter cam in the galleries below.
River otter at Heurich Park in Hyattsville, MD on Jan 26, 2023.
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River otter at Heurich Park in Hyattsville, MD on Jan 26, 2023.
River otter at Heurich Park in Hyattsville, MD on Jan 26, 2023.
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Curious deer at the camera at Heurich Park in Hyattsville, MD on Nov 12, 2022.
Curious deer at the camera at Heurich Park in Hyattsville, MD on Nov 12, 2022.
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Raccoon at Heurich Park in Hyattsville, MD on Nov 14, 2022.
Raccoon at Heurich Park in Hyattsville, MD on Nov 14, 2022.
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Deer eating honey locust seed pod at Dueling Creek on Nov 10, 2022.
Deer eating honey locust seed pod at Dueling Creek on Nov 10, 2022.
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Deer eating honey locust seed pod at Dueling Creek on Nov 13, 2022.
Deer eating honey locust seed pod at Dueling Creek on Nov 13, 2022.
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Red fox at Dueling Creek on Nov 19, 2022.
Red fox at Dueling Creek on Nov 19, 2022.
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Fox at Heurich Park in Hyattsville, MD on Jan 2, 2023.
Fox at Heurich Park in Hyattsville, MD on Jan 2, 2023.
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Rabbit at Heurich Park in Hyattsville, MD on Jan 5, 2023.
Rabbit at Heurich Park in Hyattsville, MD on Jan 5, 2023.
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Deer in action at Dueling Creek on Nov 19, 2022.
Deer in action at Dueling Creek on Nov 19, 2022.
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Deer resting at Dueling Creek on Nov 19, 2022.
Deer resting at Dueling Creek on Nov 19, 2022.
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Opossum at Heurich Park in Hyattsville, MD on Jan 19, 2023.
Opossum at Heurich Park in Hyattsville, MD on Jan 19, 2023.
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Beaver at Dueling Creek on Nov 19, 2022.
Beaver at Dueling Creek on Nov 19, 2022.
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Beaver shows its tail at Dueling Creek on Nov 19, 2022.
Beaver shows its tail at Dueling Creek on Nov 19, 2022.
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Red fox at Dueling Creek on Nov 24, 2022.
Red fox at Dueling Creek on Nov 24, 2022.
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Muskrat at Dueling Creek on Dec 5, 2022.
Muskrat at Dueling Creek on Dec 5, 2022.
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Coyote at Dueling Creek on Dec 12, 2022.
Coyote at Dueling Creek on Dec 12, 2022.
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Beaver at Dueling Creek on Jan 2, 2023.
Beaver at Dueling Creek on Jan 2, 2023.
View the embedded image gallery online at:
https://www.anacostiaws.org/blog/critter-cam-river-otter-hyattsville.html#sigProId5df2ab6095
https://www.anacostiaws.org/blog/critter-cam-river-otter-hyattsville.html#sigProId5df2ab6095
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Maureen Farrington
