"WINK WINK, NUDGE NUDGE, SAY NO MORE"

Weasel (Long Tailed) - 5 Photos

To take that quote from Monty Python: Wink wind, Nudge nudge, say no more!

Managed to catch the little weasel in the meadow. It may have had something to do in that she (believe it is a "she") was looking into the sun and couldn't see clearly but as I was taking my shots, I actually had time to think that "wow, this little weasel is hanging out with me for a long time". I honestly thought it was at least 10 minutes or more which in weasel time is extremely long. When I checked the duration of shots taken on the camera, it was just over 2 minutes in total. Time certainly seems to stand still when you are in the moment.

And for once, the weasel blinked/winked before I did. (Photo #1)

That "dirty/smudgy" look is not due to melting snow & mud, it is actually the commencement of the weasel's transformation to its summer coat. The pinkish/reddish back feet colouring, however, are most likely the result of "having a vole friend for dinner" (to put a twist on that infamous quote of Hannibal Lecter's in "Silence of the Lambs")! :) :) 

Hopefully, I will be able to catch up with this amazing mustelid as its coat colouring progresses into the coming months.

"WINK WINK"

PHOTO #1

Weasel - Long Tailed"WINK WINK"

PHOTO #2

Weasel - Long Tailed"THAT WEASEL SMILE"

"NUDGE NUDGE"

PHOTO #3

Weasel - Long Tailed"NUDGE, NUDGE"

"SAY NO MORE"

PHOTO #4

Weasel - Long Tailed"WHY THIS MUSTELID IS CALLED A 'LONG TAILED' WEASEL"

PHOTO #5

Weasel - Long Tailed"SAY NO MORE"