A poll for a polecat?

[njr304]

As requested, here is a new poll for the latest camera trap image, at Nathan ROBERTS :: Blog

A polecat or not?

[Deb London]

I think Polecats are darker.

[Gill Catton]

Originally Posted by Deb London

I think Polecats are darker.

i think you may be right - but based on my track record on the last thread that might not be much endorsement!!

[Deb London]

You think out of the box Gill, 'tis a good quality.

[Burko]

Is this the only picture you have?

I'm more inclined to say stoat due to the brown colouring but not sure whether I'm imagining some traces of white underneath it or if it's the glare from the edge of the log.

[Gill Catton]

what about a polecat ferret - ii does seem that you can make out a pale ear and a dark mask around the eyes ish...... if you squint

[Rob_D]

Very hard to tell because the photo could be very deceptive, but its fur looks much too light for a polecat - should be dark chocolate brown. That said, something don't look right for stoat either.

[Burko]

Now that I've enlarged and zoomed in, I can tell you that's another fox.
I'll try and do a screen grab to show you.

[Putorius]

Far too red for the average polecat/ferret.

What is it? Absolutely no idea. Possibly an unusually intensely red sandy ferret but by no means certain. It`s not really an ID pic.

[Burko]

Originally Posted by Burko

Now that I've enlarged and zoomed in, I can tell you that's another fox.
I'll try and do a screen grab to show you.

Excuse the childlike tags!



I reckon that what I first thought was a small rounded ear is just nothing and the fox ears are folded back and ever so blurred.

I may be wrong though