Sunday, 7 April 2013

Weasel Again

 Accusatory stare.


 This is how small weasels are. The hole he is peeping out of is a water vole burrow!


I've now spotted this weasel - or one very like it - three times in six weeks. This is obviously his (her) hunting patch. I must see if I can find out about the impact of weasel predation on water vole colonies.
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6 comments:

  1. Quillers7 April 2013 at 06:26

    Wow, what a shot of the weasel, Kate. Fantastic!

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  2. Kate7 April 2013 at 08:42

    Thanks! They're not usually so bold; I was lucky.

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  3. Square Sparrow9 April 2013 at 15:22


    The shot of the weasel giving an accusatory stare is brilliant – they are incredibly hard to get on camera as they move so quickly. When I was growing up we had four or five stoats who came and “danced” in our garden – we would watch them out of my parents’ sitting-room window. I can understand why rabbits are mesmerised by them!

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  4. Kate9 April 2013 at 23:25

    Fantastic. I'd love to see a dancing stoat!

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  5. Richard10 April 2013 at 14:04

    What a fantastic photo of the weasel.

    Also great to see your water voles out and about, our local water voles are still being somewhat camera shy. Hopefully that will improve soon.

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  6. Kate11 April 2013 at 00:24

    I'm sure they will. Let bus know!

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