P Pietro New Member Joined Nov 5, 2021 Messages 4 Reaction score 1 Location New Zealand Nov 17, 2021 #1 Is my nethie a silver martin or a black otter? Attachments 49AAA385-9DED-4437-87AD-17944D8065C0.jpeg 340.4 KB B4360B78-BB79-4103-95B8-377D2931B8CB.jpeg 117.5 KB
SableSteel Well-Known Member Joined Sep 2, 2018 Messages 1,158 Reaction score 1,051 Location Southwest USA Nov 17, 2021 #2 Can you get a picture of the back of the neck? That is usually the best place to check
dogwoodblossoms Well-Known Member Joined Aug 8, 2021 Messages 455 Reaction score 285 Location Livingston County, New York, USA Nov 18, 2021 #3 In the second picture the neck fur is a russet color. So a black otter.
RabbitO Staff member Administrator Joined Nov 6, 2013 Messages 550 Reaction score 176 Location N. AL Nov 19, 2021 #4 I don't know the details but that is one handsome rabbit. I like the shading of the fur.
dogwoodblossoms Well-Known Member Joined Aug 8, 2021 Messages 455 Reaction score 285 Location Livingston County, New York, USA Nov 19, 2021 #5 Guess I forgot to explain lol; Silver martens markings are all silver where as a black otter has white ticked with a russet colored markings.
Guess I forgot to explain lol; Silver martens markings are all silver where as a black otter has white ticked with a russet colored markings.
Happy Hollands Well-Known Member Joined Jan 13, 2020 Messages 576 Reaction score 431 Location Seattle, WA Dec 6, 2021 #6 Black otter. This is based off the orange coloring on the nape of the neck. If it was a black silver martin instead, there would be no tan shading, just a mix of black, white, and silver shades
Black otter. This is based off the orange coloring on the nape of the neck. If it was a black silver martin instead, there would be no tan shading, just a mix of black, white, and silver shades