Here in Florida we have freshwater Otters as well. There's are several small ponds near me like the one you pictured and I like to walk my dog by them. Once in a rare while we'll see an Otter. They are very curious and will follow us along from the water. They also don't stay long. I'll see one at one spot for a day or two and then they're gone and won't see another one for months. I've even had one follow on my dog walk, got home to get a camera and go back to nothing
Be very careful though as they can and will bite. Not at all something you would try and hand feed like a squirrel. Just watch from a distance
They seem so happy go lucky.
