A beautiful shot of a couple Nutria siblings.

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A juvenile Nutria swimming in a Sunset lit pond.

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The photograph of Nutria 12 was taken just moments after Nutria 11, but a much different photograph was captured.

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Nutria 11 is one of my favorites from Nutria Collection #01. When I was photographing this little juvenile Nutria I was in disbelief of what I was watching. At the time I took this photo I had already been with the Nutria family for quite a while. So long that by this time the Sun had made its way too low to light up the water with the golden color that is seen in some of the other photos. And this was the very first time that I saw a Nutria stand on its hind legs. It stood up and started picking the plant material. Look at the tiny little flower in its hand. I still can’t believe I captured this. It looks like the Nutria is just walking along and picking flowers for its bouquet back home. I love it.

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I think this photograph captures a lot, and I don’t just mean visually. These two juvenile Nutria siblings obviously care about one another. Many people are disgusted by Rodents and for the life of me I can’t figure out why. Maybe because they just get a bad rap in movies and television which perpetuates negative stereotypes. Look at these little creatures and tell me what is so scary. They seem pretty cute and harmless to me.  And I can confirm that they were harmless after spending a couple of hours with them.

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Three of the five Nutria in this family.

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An adult Nutria with one of its young on a Sunset lit lake outside Eugene, Oregon.

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This is one of my favorite photographs I’ve taken. I can’t really put into words why. I just love it.

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