Stoats and finding them

[Fracster]

This one walked up the river bank,spotted me,swam across the river and walked up the opposite bank.You will see stoats just about anywhere,though finding where there young are will certainly help in your quest for watching them.







Weasels are darker and smaller.

Mink are larger and darker.They should also be eradicated.

[cutecoot]

Fab pictures, Fracster, thanks for posting them

[richnfamous]

Love the pics, Fracster!

Originally Posted by Fracster

Weasels are darker and smaller.

Mink are larger and darker.They should also be eradicated.

I've had the chance to study weasels close-up as we had a nest of them at the bottom of the garden when I was a lad. Their colours vary a lot, ranging from creamy-white to a darker brown.

I agree with you about mink. The sooner we get rid of them, the better.

[thunder]

Originally Posted by cutecoot

p.s. Aren't weasels quite small, much smaller than a stoat?I used to get them in my old garden .. first time I saw one I thought it was a mouse as it was that sort of size, but then saw its long, stretched out body and was a more reddish colour than a mouse.

Weasels are generally smaller than Stoats, but a large male Weasel can be as big (or bigger) as a small female Stoat.

henrya

[Fracster]

I got this one at the top of Malham Cove whilst watching the Peregrines,I really wasn`t expecting it and only grabbed a few shots,unfortunately the limestone was always in the way.

[Dinasaw]

p.s. Aren't weasels quite small, much smaller than a stoat?I used to get them in my old garden .. first time I saw one I thought it was a mouse as it was that sort of size, but then saw its long, stretched out body and was a more reddish colour than a mouse.[/quote]

Yes, what are those creatures that whizz across the road with their young holding on, like a string of sausages?? They are very small and brown and someone told me they were weasel families.

[richnfamous]

Originally Posted by Dinasaw

p.s. Aren't weasels quite small, much smaller than a stoat?I used to get them in my old garden .. first time I saw one I thought it was a mouse as it was that sort of size, but then saw its long, stretched out body and was a more reddish colour than a mouse.

[Warning: Old, cr*p joke on the way!]

Well, one is weaselly recognised, and the other is stoatally different

The weasels I've seen have all been smaller than the stoats.

Originally Posted by Dinasaw

Yes, what are those creatures that whizz across the road with their young holding on, like a string of sausages?? They are very small and brown and someone told me they were weasel families.

Sounds about right, although I've never seen them do just that.

[cutecoot]

Originally Posted by richnfamous

[Warning: Old, cr*p joke on the way!]

Well, one is weaselly recognised, and the other is stoatally different

Oh, <hugegroan> richnfamous (... ferreting around in my mind for another good pun, and failing miserably ... )

I would love to see one of those strings of weasel sausages!