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Wildlife Reports => Southern Ontario Wildlife => Topic started by: denis on May 26, 2011, 09:04:42 PM

Title: weasel
Post by: denis on May 26, 2011, 09:04:42 PM

ran across this weasel near pickering.only got one full body shot.he kept coming close and popping his head up to check me out,and all i would get is these head shots.
(http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2288/5763525380_afe946c740_b.jpg)
(http://farm6.static.flickr.com/5023/5763525518_65a2522052_b.jpg)
(http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2278/5763525670_c59f34feed_b.jpg)

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Post by: Photoman on May 26, 2011, 09:59:24 PM

Denis,
     

        This is the first time I have ever seen a weasel, I don't know how you do it but these shots are fantastic. Always enjoy your photos. Superb work.!!!!!

Clemens 8)

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Post by: denis on May 26, 2011, 10:15:42 PM

thanks clemens.
for this one i was at the right place at the right time.

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Post by: gary yankech on May 26, 2011, 10:16:45 PM

Great photos!!!.....looks like a least weasel. THere are three weasels species found in Ontario.

Gary Yankech

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Post by: denis on May 27, 2011, 10:24:15 AM

thanks gary.
was not aware that we had 3 species.thanks for the info.

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Post by: MEGHAN on May 27, 2011, 10:32:55 AM

These are great Denis, I love the 2nd shot.

Meghan

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Post by: BIGFRANK on May 27, 2011, 11:57:34 AM

I saw one at Cranberry Marsh,last Monday. It grabbed a vole,ran down the road abit and dashed off. A few moments later it came running back and caught another. It returned to the same area it had come from. Im guessing it probably had young stashed someplace. I too had never seen one before. Id have figured they were more the size of a Ferrot,but tip to end of tail only 9inches or so. Small but mighty little thing!

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Post by: angieinto on May 27, 2011, 05:36:53 PM

OH MY GOSH!! He's so cute!!!
I sound like such a girl, but it's true, he is so CUTE!  :oops:

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Post by: denis on May 27, 2011, 05:50:10 PM

thanks meghan.
thanks angie.
cute but they mean business.they,ll take down a rabbit,if they can.
frank. seen one at thickson woods last year stroll by me with a vole,and later he was dragging a starling,right by me again,going to the same area as well.probably babies.
if they were the size of dogs,we,d be in big trouble! LOL

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Post by: angieinto on May 27, 2011, 05:56:25 PM

Oh I know Denis, same as the mink, or even the red squirrels, which I've recently learned will kill birds trapped in the nets at banding stations!  :shock:

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Post by: BirdNerd on May 27, 2011, 07:30:03 PM

That is quite possibly the cutest little creature I've ever seen! I'd love to see one in person one day. Great shots!

-L

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Post by: ravynne40 on May 27, 2011, 09:30:19 PM

Wow I did not know we had weasels here, he is adorable (great shots as always)

I love his colors and his eyes too, what an interesting little creature! :) What a great find.