A truly magical wildlife moment! (Picc Heavy of a Stoat)

[fungi2bwith]

Great pictures, thanks for sharing them. Incidentally, although I can't be certain from the picture, the fungi looks like Mitrophora semilibera (semi-free morel) and not the tasty morchella esculanta or morchella elata

 

[bear knights]

awesome!! you lucky bu**er! the only stoat I've ever seen was one that I tried to avoid on a motorway (whilst going just ever so slightly over the speed limit) and resulted in my stopping just short of the tree line. escaped totally unhurt until I stepped out of the car and fell straight down the ditch that my car was straddling!
Love the combination of photos though - he's got a proper cheeky look to him.

 

[jamie18thmo]

Great photos Red. Perfect timing!

 

[covertcraft]

smashing pics, well for capturing such a tricky subject.

 

[mjk123]

Great photos. Near where I live there are animals called Marders, which are a bit bigger than a stoat, but still belong to the weasel family. But they are absolutely fearless, to the extent of cheekiness. They also have a penchant for chewing rubber hoses, like brakelines.

 

[Mistwalker]

Wow! Some fantastic shots! Thanks for sharing, I've never seen a stoat before.