Otter's Annual Pond Appearance

This morning after taking my dogs for a walk, I noticed this visitor in our pond! He (or she) was scratching his tummy on this old tree that lays across the middle of the pond.  There are lots of otters living around here, but I rarely see them in our pond.   The sheep barn is just up the hill from the pond, so maybe the otter was trying to talk the girls into going for a swim?   I thought it was really cool to see this otter, but lots of people around here say that they are pests.  Maybe I'll make a WoolPet otter.