STOAT! Best day ever!

[Overread]

Yeah so today I had two mega firsts for me.
One was four otters swimming past, though the light got really harsh for them and whilst I saw them, which is fantastic for me, I didn't get a good shot. However even more special, to my mind, was this little gal who appeared and shot across in front of the hide for a few moments.

You can even see the black tip to her tail which denotes a stoat instead of a weasel (lesser weasel for those over in the USA) which is of comparable size and body markings.


Taken at RSPB Minsmere.
Canon 7D and Sigma 120-300mm f2.8 and 2*TC used

 

[jcdeboever]

One of @pixmedic s get loose?

 

[pixmedic]

do you think that's a Jill and not a Hob?
could be...a bit small and short coated for a Hob, unless its a relatively young one.
in their winter coats they can also be called ermines.

an absolutely brilliant capture!
she was literally posing perfectly for you.

instead of moving to Canada, I want to move to the UK now so we can get the big fluffy angora ferrets.

 

[Overread]

I'm no expert, but more she was known by a couple of people who frequent the hide/area and they noted she was a she so I'll bow to their superior stoat knowledge

 

[birdbonkers84]

Congratulations on your first stoat! I saw one a while back outside my work, was too busy nerding over it to take a photo (or try), probably will never see it again.

 

[baturn]

Great capture!

 

[Dean_Gretsch]

Awesome catch! I hope to get one someday myself.

 

[DarkShadow]

Nice.

 

[weepete]

Sweet! Great capture too. I've only ever seen one on my travels through the countryside. The one I saw could have been a mink but only got a breif view of a dark streak running down the road. Very lucky indeed.

 

[annamaria]

Great shot!


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[zombiesniper]

Great photo.

 

[ZombiesniperJr]

Nice shot

 

[Overread]

Many thanks all!
weepete aye most of the time I've seen them its been a streak flashing fast over the road for a few seconds. Hardly time to really see it let alone get a photo

 

[Gary A.]

Very very nice. I am stoat-ed that you are stoat-ed.