BANGOR DAILY NEWS • January 12, 2021
When ice starts forming along Maine’s rivers and streams in the late fall, Sheila Wakefield knows it’s time to start looking for river otters. Visiting waterways throughout northern Penobscot County, she and her husband, Tim Wakefield, search for these playful, aquatic animals all winter long. They call the activity “ottering.” Once the couple finds a group of river otters, Sheila takes photographs while Tim captures video. They share these photos and videos — along with images of other Maine wildlife — on their Facebook page, Dirt Road Pix. And at the beginning of January, they opened a YouTube channel under the same name to share their videos with a larger audience.