| | S | M | T | W | T | F | S | | 27 | 28 | 29 | 30 | 31 |
1
|
2
| |
3
|
4
|
5
|
6
|
7
|
8
|
9
| |
10
|
11
|
12
|
13
|
14
|
15
|
16
| |
17
|
18
|
19
|
20
|
21
|
22
|
23
| |
24
|
25
|
26
|
27
|
28
|
29
|
30
|  » Stats |
Members: 50,157
Threads: 82,349
Posts: 853,289
Top Poster: glsammy (15,069)
| | Welcome to our newest member, Ye Olde Justin | |  | | 
20-09-2011, 04:32 PM
|  | Commander of the Wild Empire | | Join Date: Feb 2010 Location: Weardale, Co Durham
Posts: 1,771
| | | Re: Stoat attack
Great photos Snake. Thank you!
__________________
The No-Kill Animal Sanctuary www.farplace.org.uk |
21-09-2011, 08:45 AM
|  | Commander of the Wild Empire | | Join Date: Jul 2011 Location: South East
Posts: 1,167
| | | Re: Stoat attack
Bet that rabbit had a BAD headache afterwards... No wonder he just sat there for 15 minutes!  |
21-09-2011, 09:55 AM
|  | Commander of the Wild Empire | | Join Date: Dec 2006 Location: On the southern boundary of the Lake District National Park.
Posts: 4,584
| | | Re: Stoat attack
Cracking shots, snake. It's hard to think why the rabbit sits there whilst the stoat gets so close. |
21-09-2011, 10:12 AM
|  | Commander of the Wild Empire | | Join Date: Jun 2010 Location: Northamptonshire
Posts: 1,649
| | | Re: Stoat attack
Lovely stuff snake! One docile rabbit me thinks or have we underestimated the prowess of the stoat? 
__________________
John |
22-09-2011, 07:17 PM
|  | Officer of the Wild Empire | | Join Date: Apr 2008
Posts: 521
| | | Re: Stoat attack
Thanks for the replies.
I have watched Stoats hunting rabbits many many times. Once they get their sights on a rabbit they are relentless, they keep on pursuing the same rabbit completely ignoring any other rabbit they come across during the chase.
They seem totally oblivious of anything going on around them.
They have fairly poor eyesight and if you stand still they will run right past you. I have had them jump over my feet and run between my legs.
They persist until the rabbit they are chasing either escapes or gives up like this one did.
I have on the odd occassion seen the rabbit turn and butt the stoat so they don't always get their way. |
22-09-2011, 11:04 PM
| | Commander of the Wild Empire | | Join Date: Feb 2010 Location: Weardale, Co Durham
Posts: 1,771
| | | Re: Stoat attack
The rabbit in this scene is not afraid of the stoat. If it was afraid, its' ears would be flat against its neck. This rabbit has sticky-up ears. A curious rabbit has forward-facing ears. This rabbit isn't curious. It is looking like it is "in neutral" even though it seems to be able to see the stoat. Perhaps it was hypnotised??
Jan
__________________
The No-Kill Animal Sanctuary www.farplace.org.uk |
24-09-2011, 08:19 AM
|  | Member of the Wild Empire | | Join Date: Apr 2010 Location: South Coast
Posts: 290
| | | Re: Stoat attack
Snake
The attack is great action shot and you do yourself an injustice calling it poor quality. It captures the moment perfectly. Keep 'em coming mate. |
26-09-2011, 09:46 AM
|  | Member of the Wild Empire | | Join Date: Aug 2010 Location: Sheffield, South Yorkshire
Posts: 341
| | | Re: Stoat attack
Brilliant pics snake.
I saw a successful stoat attack on a rabbit (from the stoat's point of view) on Eden last week and couldn't believe that a stoat would be able to take out a full grown rabbit.
__________________
David
There is grandeur in this view of life... |
28-09-2011, 10:04 PM
|  | Active Member | | Join Date: Nov 2009
Posts: 49
| | | Re: Stoat attack
great photos! |
28-09-2011, 11:35 PM
|  | Wild Member | | Join Date: Aug 2006
Posts: 132
| | | Re: Stoat attack
What a fantastic photo!!
The only time I've seen a stoat go in for the kill like that there was a brief scrummage in the undergrowth and we thought "One rabbit bites the dust"... then the stoat shot from the grass like a bullet, followed by a very annoyed rabbit which chased it a good 100m across the field. We also had a tail-less stoat around for a while and used to wonder if its tail was a rabbit trophy somewhere.
We have a tougher breed of Super-bun here in Suffolk. | | | |
| Thread Tools | | | | Display Modes |  Linear Mode |
Posting Rules
| You may not post new threads You may not post replies You may not post attachments You may not edit your posts
HTML code is Off
| | |
Similar Threads | | Thread | Thread Starter | Forum | Replies | Last Post | | Stoat | snake | Mammal Forums | 2 | 22-08-2011 10:41 AM | | Stoat Pt 3 | sleipnerofasgard | Mammal Forums | 5 | 08-05-2008 04:58 PM | | More Stoat | sleipnerofasgard | Mammal Forums | 23 | 13-04-2008 07:28 AM | | ID Stoat? | pmdpmd | Mammal Forums | 5 | 16-10-2007 01:40 PM | | Stoat | Eileen | Mammal Forums | 3 | 28-06-2005 12:05 PM |
| » New Wildlife Posts | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | » New Environment Posts | | | | | | | | | » New Activity Posts | | | | | | | | | » New Community Posts | | |  Spammers! 30-05-2012 08:00 AM 5 Replies, 123 Views | | | | | |
