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Small brown mustelid, this one spotted with rabbit kit
Woodland, fields
gordan this is a common weasel not a stoat, I know the difference. common weasels dont turn white in winter in britain only weasels in north america do that.
Weasels come in all sizes. The weasel family includes tiny short-tail weasels and the large wolverines. All weasels are very aggressive hunters and, yes, a small weasel like this one will take rabbits and other animals larger than themselves, but I wouldn't be surprised that they eat fresh roadkill as well. This animal appears to be Stoat (Mustela erminea), or short-tailed weasel, also known as an ermine in winter, when it turns snowy white with a black tip on the tail.
Spotted on Apr 21, 2011
Submitted on Jun 30, 2011
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