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Index of Subjects --00000000000069212f0583719a48 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="UTF-8" Last month I saw an Ermine (Short-tailed Weasel) on ice and packed snow on the shore at Spencer Point in Colchester County. The Minas Basin red-mud stains all over the snow meant the weasel's pure white wasn't much good as camouflage. On Wed, Mar 6, 2019, 1:47 PM i, <notes2ian@gmail.com> wrote: > Yes quite right, > SHORT TAILED WEASEL was what I observed. sorry for the error! > > Link to pic: > > > https://drive.google.com/file/d/1UoC3slRnEYh4oJVl9cD86yDXl7bpvVR4/view?usp=drivesdk > > On Wed, Mar 6, 2019, 1:53 PM Randy Lauff <randy.lauff@gmail.com> wrote: > >> Actually, a Least Weasel would be rare indeed! I suspect you mean a *Short-tailed >> Weasel*, which is the only species of weasel in our province. Other >> members of the weasel family in the province are marten, fisher, otter. >> >> Randy >> _________________________________ >> RF Lauff >> Way in the boonies of >> Antigonish County, NS. >> >> >> On Wed, 6 Mar 2019 at 12:03, i <notes2ian@gmail.com> wrote: >> >>> Just wanted to log the sighting of a beautiful, ermine-esque Least >>> Weasel at my home in Hammonds Plains. Feb 28, 2019 8:30am. >>> Pics available. >>> Not technically rare but certainly unusual to spot. >>> Also he was rather bold darting in and out from under a wooden crate >>> nearby, looking at me and hearing me speak to him and fumble for my camera. >>> We have the luckiest chickens in town as he has not penetrated our >>> modest backyard coop. (And they've also endured inspections by fox, bobcat, >>> barred owl, mink and neighbourhood dog, plus whatever-comes-by-in-the-night >>> unobserved by us) >>> Cheers >>> Ian >>> >>> PS I was promoted to write this post after reading the "fishers" thread. >>> I saw tracks from one on Fraser lake timberlea three winters ago, for any >>> locals who might be searching. >>> >> --00000000000069212f0583719a48 Content-Type: text/html; charset="UTF-8" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable <div dir=3D"auto">Last month I saw an Ermine (Short-tailed Weasel) on ice a= nd packed snow on the shore at Spencer Point in Colchester County. The Mina= s Basin red-mud stains all over the snow meant the weasel's pure white = wasn't much good as camouflage.=C2=A0</div><br><div class=3D"gmail_quot= e"><div dir=3D"ltr" class=3D"gmail_attr">On Wed, Mar 6, 2019, 1:47 PM i, &l= t;notes2ian@gmail.com> wrote:= <br></div><blockquote class=3D"gmail_quote" style=3D"margin:0 0 0 .8ex;bord= er-left:1px #ccc solid;padding-left:1ex"><div dir=3D"auto">Yes quite right,= =C2=A0<div dir=3D"auto">SHORT TAILED WEASEL was what I observed. sorry for = the error!</div><div dir=3D"auto"><br></div><div dir=3D"auto">Link to pic:= =C2=A0</div><div dir=3D"auto"><br></div><div dir=3D"auto"><a href=3D"https:= //drive.google.com/file/d/1UoC3slRnEYh4oJVl9cD86yDXl7bpvVR4/view?usp=3Ddriv= esdk" target=3D"_blank" rel=3D"noreferrer">https://drive.google.com/file/d/= 1UoC3slRnEYh4oJVl9cD86yDXl7bpvVR4/view?usp=3Ddrivesdk</a><br></div></div><b= r><div class=3D"gmail_quote"><div dir=3D"ltr" class=3D"gmail_attr">On Wed, = Mar 6, 2019, 1:53 PM Randy Lauff <<a href=3D"mailto:randy.lauff@gmail.co= m" target=3D"_blank" rel=3D"noreferrer">randy.lauff@gmail.com</a>> wrote= :<br></div><blockquote class=3D"gmail_quote" style=3D"margin:0 0 0 .8ex;bor= der-left:1px #ccc solid;padding-left:1ex"><div dir=3D"ltr">Actually, a Leas= t Weasel would be rare indeed! I suspect you mean a=C2=A0 <b style=3D"font-family:sans-serif;font-size:14px">Short-tailed Weasel</b><= span style=3D"font-family:sans-serif;font-size:14px">, which is the only sp= ecies of weasel in our province. Other members of the weasel family in the = province are marten, fisher, otter.=C2=A0</span><div><font face=3D"sans-ser= if"><span style=3D"font-size:14px"><br></span></font></div><div><font face= =3D"sans-serif"><span style=3D"font-size:14px">Randy<br clear=3D"all"></spa= n></font><div><div dir=3D"ltr" class=3D"m_3587508134133313669m_-24485548523= 12879159gmail_signature" data-smartmail=3D"gmail_signature">_______________= __________________<br>RF Lauff<br>Way in the boonies of<br>Antigonish Count= y, NS.</div></div><br></div></div><br><div class=3D"gmail_quote"><div dir= =3D"ltr" class=3D"gmail_attr">On Wed, 6 Mar 2019 at 12:03, i <<a href=3D= "mailto:notes2ian@gmail.com" rel=3D"noreferrer noreferrer" target=3D"_blank= ">notes2ian@gmail.com</a>> wrote:<br></div><blockquote class=3D"gmail_qu= ote" style=3D"margin:0px 0px 0px 0.8ex;border-left:1px solid rgb(204,204,20= 4);padding-left:1ex"><div dir=3D"auto">Just wanted to log the sighting of a= beautiful, ermine-esque Least Weasel at my home in Hammonds Plains. Feb 28= , 2019 8:30am.<div dir=3D"auto">Pics available.</div><div dir=3D"auto">Not = technically rare but certainly unusual to spot.=C2=A0</div><div dir=3D"auto= ">Also he was rather bold darting in and out from under a wooden crate near= by, looking at me and hearing me speak to him and fumble for my camera.</di= v><div dir=3D"auto">We have the luckiest chickens in town as he has not pen= etrated our modest backyard coop. (And they've also endured inspections= by fox, bobcat, barred owl, mink and neighbourhood dog, plus whatever-come= s-by-in-the-night unobserved by us)</div><div dir=3D"auto">Cheers</div><div= dir=3D"auto">Ian</div><div dir=3D"auto"><br></div><div dir=3D"auto">PS I w= as promoted to write this post after reading the "fishers" thread= . I saw tracks from one on Fraser lake timberlea three winters ago, for any= locals who might be searching.=C2=A0</div></div> </blockquote></div> </blockquote></div> </blockquote></div> --00000000000069212f0583719a48--
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