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Stoat.
Had an encounter with this guy this afternoon. I have mixed feelings about it as they will kill anything they can get a hold of. That said, unlike mink, they are a natural part of the UK's ecosystem and are doing what it takes to survive and also, keep things in balance. Judging by the blood on its cheeks, it hadn't long eaten.
I spent 40 minutes with it and once it got over the shock of seeing me and hiding for a while, it came back out. I just stayed put hoping it would show up again and it did. It just carried on about its business amongst some rubbish and scrap machine parts.
A wonderful encounter, that I may never experience again, I've had fleeting glimpses of them over the years, saw one cart a young (alive) rabbit off many years ago but never an encounter like this. Only took 56 years.
A record shot more than anything but I'm keeping it.
Canon R7, Canon 100-400L mk2, f5.6, 400mm, ISO 2000, 1/640 sec.
Stoat. by Dale, on Flickr
Had an encounter with this guy this afternoon. I have mixed feelings about it as they will kill anything they can get a hold of. That said, unlike mink, they are a natural part of the UK's ecosystem and are doing what it takes to survive and also, keep things in balance. Judging by the blood on its cheeks, it hadn't long eaten.
I spent 40 minutes with it and once it got over the shock of seeing me and hiding for a while, it came back out. I just stayed put hoping it would show up again and it did. It just carried on about its business amongst some rubbish and scrap machine parts.
A wonderful encounter, that I may never experience again, I've had fleeting glimpses of them over the years, saw one cart a young (alive) rabbit off many years ago but never an encounter like this. Only took 56 years.
A record shot more than anything but I'm keeping it.
Canon R7, Canon 100-400L mk2, f5.6, 400mm, ISO 2000, 1/640 sec.
Stoat. by Dale, on Flickr
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