The Track of the Wild Otter

Hugh Miles describes his two years filming wild river otters on the Scottish coast. The photography which illustrates this book must be seen to be believed, and captures the northern Scottish terrain as well as the otters who are the subject of the book. The text of the book is truly an equal to the pictures in both detail and feel, although the format of the book as a diary of his years there does make for occasional very slow passages, and limits the utility of the book as a reference on otter behavior. All the information on otter behavior an amateur naturalist could need can be found in this book, but not easily. However, the pictures, accuracy, mood and detail of the book more than make up for this, and it is so engaging that an interested reader probably will become completely absorbed in it. After I checked this one out of the library I kept renewing it until the copy I ordered finally arrived in the mail; I couldn't stand to part with it.