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white tailed weasel

The Ermine or White Tailed Weasel

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Field Notes

Description:

Long body type with white short fur, long tail with a black tip

Habitat:

This white tailed weasel lives in the wood pile beside the chicken coup !
in S/w Ontario Canada !

Notes:

This little weasel is vary aggressive, bites fast and jumps vary high ~!

Species ID Suggestions

Long-tailed weasel

Mustela frenata

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zoomanallen
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Ermine or Stoat or Short-tailed weasel

Mustela erminea

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Apple
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Comments (13)
Chantell
Very cute! I have three ferrets so weasel always reminds me of my ferret kids! Nice spotting!
zoomanallen
I'm gonna say long-tailed weasel. The tail is more than half the head and body length, if it were shorter it would be a ermine/stoat/short-tailed weasel. Beautiful animal.
shebebusynow
Well if it ever goes after your chickens, you might be able to satisfy it with a little cat food kibble. Cute friend!
Chrisphotopoint
well there was just too many rats for the little weasel, so i fixed most the rats. The weasel squeaks at me when ever i walk by the wood pile :) i think it likes me now!:) new friend ;)
shebebusynow
I avoid poison; perhaps it's better even for your chickens to let the weasel do its job. And then you get to enjoy the weasel, too! Such pretty things.
Chrisphotopoint
I found that a group of rats had moved in under the chicken coup over the winter- so i feed them rate bait lately and it worked but now the ermine is bugging the chickens ! so far there all accounted for :)
shebebusynow
If none of your chickens have gone missing, I'm guessing the ermine is eating the mice who are eating the grain that the chickens miss.
Owl
Beautiful.
Chrisphotopoint
is this a ermine or a stoat - maybe it is! it could be ? thanks I look it up :)!
Apple
The weasel is white due to its winter coat. The ermine or short-tailed weasel is identifiable by its black tip on its tail which your photos show here. See this resource as well: http://www.thecanadianencyclopedia.com/articles/weasel
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PublishedMarch 8, 2012

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