This morning while I was in the house I caught some movement out of the corner of my eye. I went to see what it was and it was an Ermine (or Short Tailed Weasel). I grabbed my camera to see if I could get off a couple of shots. I followed (from inside the house) the Ermine as it wandered through the woods hunting, getting off some shots here and there. I was able to squeeze off seven shots before it disappeared from view.
Although the pictures aren’t the best because they were shot through two panes of glass and from 70’ feet away inside the house and have been cropped, they do tell the story though. This shows the Ermine as it comes upon the Red Squirrel who was doing some hunting itself under a small tree under the snow and was completely unaware of the Ermine right above it. The circle of life.
The hunter spots its prey.
Putting itself in position.
Makes the attack.
The hunter walks away after the hunt with the squirrel in its mouth.
Although the pictures aren’t the best because they were shot through two panes of glass and from 70’ feet away inside the house and have been cropped, they do tell the story though. This shows the Ermine as it comes upon the Red Squirrel who was doing some hunting itself under a small tree under the snow and was completely unaware of the Ermine right above it. The circle of life.
The hunter spots its prey.
Putting itself in position.
Makes the attack.
The hunter walks away after the hunt with the squirrel in its mouth.