An early pine marten

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We are very lucky here because pine martens are visitors to the garden. However, to be honest if you are in the right area, put food out and the martens find it then sightings will be close to guaranteed.

In sixteen years in visiting this bit of NW Scotland I have had two sightings wild pine martens but hundreds of sightings of ones where food is provided.

We usually see pine martens in the evening or, via the trail camera, very late or in the early hours.

However, this one - he/she is one of last year's young - arrived around 8am today. The hours of darkness are fairly short now (and getting shorter) so daytime views , while not common, are not that unusual.





Dave
 
It looks so cute you have to remind yourself they're rather efficient little predators...................
We saw one several years ago down Lochcarron way but that's the only one. We'll be up there soon.
 
Thanks all. Very true Jan. A few years ago we are pretty sure one took the four young in a blackbird's nest.

Hope the weather holds for your visit. At present it is a combination of coolish air ans strong warm sunshine.

Dave
 
You are a very very lucky man David to have these around you. If you have more images I would adore seeing some...please:)

All our mustelids fascinate me ,pine marten has to be up there to capture an image of it's the one I've not even seen as of yet.

cheers for sharing

stu
 
You are a very very lucky man David to have these around you. If you have more images I would adore seeing some...please:)

All our mustelids fascinate me ,pine marten has to be up there to capture an image of it's the one I've not even seen as of yet.

cheers for sharing

stu


Here are a few other shots of the visitors to the garden.

https://www.talkphotography.co.uk/t...low-visited-this-morning.629002/#post-7464610

https://www.talkphotography.co.uk/threads/what-big-claws-you-have.601394/

https://www.talkphotography.co.uk/threads/a-grabbed-shot.545837/

and one of the badgers

https://www.talkphotography.co.uk/threads/badger-feeding-time.559515/#post-6482794

Dave
 
I'll take that. So long as it's not pouring with rain or too hot. We come prepared for anything. I just hope there are are no more 'wildfires'. Last year we had the one at Craig.

The forecast is for it getting quite a bit warmer next week here. Fortunately no more wildfires. It was pretty intense close to Loch Bad an Sgalaig but I saw no mention of it on the news. There is a video of the fire by the loch on the Gairloch Wester Ross Facebook page/site/group.

Dave
 
The forecast is for it getting quite a bit warmer next week here. Fortunately no more wildfires. It was pretty intense close to Loch Bad an Sgalaig but I saw no mention of it on the news. There is a video of the fire by the loch on the Gairloch Wester Ross Facebook page/site/group.

Dave

I follow that page, that's where I saw it. That's one of our regular walk areas, and one of my regular photo sites. Might look a bit different this time round.
 
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