tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2966802467050066236.post8142335186866897612..comments2023-11-17T11:50:03.451-08:00Comments on About a Brook: Burnet MothKatehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16365185962131795210noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2966802467050066236.post-80812403055617828792009-07-03T02:34:32.926-07:002009-07-03T02:34:32.926-07:00Yes, I've been thinking about this, and I reck...Yes, I've been thinking about this, and I reckon they're just being mustelids. Mink would take a fledgeling, weasels and stoat and polecats would too, so why shouldn't an otter? If a duckling wandered past its nose...Katehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16365185962131795210noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2966802467050066236.post-43474001639745053302009-07-03T02:20:45.388-07:002009-07-03T02:20:45.388-07:00Given the chance, or choice, I think it’s always f...Given the chance, or choice, I think it’s always fish, fish, fish. However, they will take the odd ducking, I believe, if that's what's on offer. They used to be big eel eaters but with their decline, and the advent of ponds and fishing lakes, they have a more varied diet now. I would imagine evolution has honed there digestive system to cope better with certain foodstuffs rather than others so I’m not sure how long they could survive without fish.<br /><br />I read somewhere about otters scavenging in bins which suggests they'd go for carrion but that seems to be left to the magpies round here.davenoreply@blogger.com