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cohan Mar 20, 2024

1) I spotted a #weasel in the woods on the acreage. May not sound exciting, but I've never had a good sighting before (more in replies): they are stealthy + presumably mostly nocturnal. So it was very cool to see this one, and in its winter pelage (seasonal white fur) : even more cool! Vid links from YouTube and Spectra (smaller files) another vid + pics to follow #wildlife #animals #mustelids #Alberta #March #BorealForest #Canada #peertube
https://spectra.video/w/kZMTVjwYUwp9nJ8g3mVdFg
https://youtube.com/shorts/1vvugC7HeNU?feature=share

Pop Goes the Weasel! pt1 White Weasel Pops in/out of Squirrel Burrows

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cohan Mar 20, 2024

2) second video- more footage of the #weasel, including almost full body as it comes out of a burrow- cussed myself as I moved the camera just then and missed full body/tail shot- which might have helped me see if it was a Short-tailed Weasel #Mustela erninea or Long-tailed. Plus some context footage.
#animals #mustelids #wildlife #CountryLiving #Alberta #Canada
https://spectra.video/w/qBfYMzqPhG3c7pKgUnBHW1
https://youtube.com/shorts/tsjF80eQCXs?feature=share

Pop Goes the Weasel! pt2 extra clips +context

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cohan

#AltTxt for the second video- more views of the squirrel midden described above after the first video; the weasel comes right out of one of the holes, giving an almost full body view from the rear as it is about to dash away; views of the weasel blurry, some distance away, seen between tree trunks and branches, running along a snowy area. finally views into the mixed woods looking beyond to a snowy area with dense willows glimpsed past that, where I heard a moose running away.