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Weasel


Weasel
Photo Information
Copyright: Terry Longley (wideload) Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Note Writer [C: 210 W: 5 N: 1027] (3735)
Genre: Animals
Medium: Color
Date Taken: 2007-10-08
Categories: Mammals
Camera: Canon EOS 30 D, Canon EF 70-200 1:2.8 L IS + EF 1.4x II, ISO 200
Exposure: f/4, 1/500 seconds
Photo Version: Original Version, Workshop
Theme(s): Animals of the BWC [view contributor(s)]
Date Submitted: 2007-10-10 9:27
Viewed: 802
Points: 36
[Note Guidelines] Photographer's Note
Weasel - Mustela nivalis

The weasel is the smallest member of the Mustelid family and Britain's smallest carnivore. It is smaller than the stoat and has no black tip to its tail, although it does have small white patches under its chin and throat.
It is widespread and common on mainland Britain but absent from Ireland. Like the stoat it is still persecuted by gamekeepers.
The weasel may travel up to 2.5 km on a hunting expedition. It climbs well and will often raid birds nests, taking the eggs and young. When ratting, its courage is even greater than the stoat's. Female weasels are considerably smaller than males, but both are small enough to pursue rats, mice and even field voles in their own tunnels.
It is common in most habitats and frenetically active both day and night as it must consume a quarter to a third of its body weight every day to survive.

Size: Males 20 - 22 cm, plus short tail 6.5 cm. Females 15 - 18 cm, plus short tail 4.5 cm.
Habitat: Where there is suitable food they occur in a wide range of habitats from lowland forests to upland moors and even towns.
Young: Breed April - August, 1-2 litters a year, 4 - 6 young. The young of the first litter grow very fast and are able to kill at 8 weeks. They often accompany their mother on hunting expeditions. Unlike stoats, weasels have no delayed implantation.
Nest: Nest is made of grass and leaves, usually in holes in a wall, or tree stumps.
Diet: Mice and voles make up 60% - 80% of their diet, but also eat rats, frogs, birds and small rabbits.

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  • MMM Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Note Writer [C: 751 W: 0 N: 1506] (6872)
  • [2007-10-10 9:33]

Hi Terry
Excellent capture.great POV and sharp image & details.I like the eye contact whith your subject.
TFS Michel

Hi Terry,
your cute guy is so lovely, I like the shot very much, so sharp, so curious eyes, wonderful, thanks
Sabine - wishnugaruda

Hi Terry
great shot of this shy animal. great compo and lovely eye contact with catchlight
tfs
tom

Hello Terry,
You've taken pretty weasel nicely.
This is very nice shot with fine details and sharpness.
Excellent POV and DOF, well focused and your note is very useful to me.
TFS and regards,
Kevin

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  • cali Silver Star Critiquer [C: 32 W: 0 N: 0] (316)
  • [2007-10-10 10:19]

en voilà un joli petit minois. le sujet est très net et on remarque fort bien les détails intéressants, les couleurs sont superbes, la magie de l'automne !!! bravo pour la patiente.

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  • Arjun Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Note Writer [C: 297 W: 3 N: 724] (3398)
  • [2007-10-10 10:24]

hi terry
a good picture with nice compo
tfs

Hello Terry
I see these fellas occasionally in the early hours on my way to work but never in thier natural environment...the pov is superb at eye level and the sharness and colours are spot on.
great work
All the best and tfs
Paul

Hello Terry,
a special shot of this Weasel.
+++ Very good POV and pose from the subject. Great detail and sharpness. Good DOF.
--- Colours could be a bit more saturated but that is all :)
I did a workshop on it, hope you don't mind.
Well done,
Joe

  • Great 
  • lise Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Star Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 182 W: 52 N: 552] (2671)
  • [2007-10-10 12:09]

Hi Terry,
What an amazing picture of a rare animal.. in my country ;) I've never seen one in the wild and god knows I look carefully.
Great composition and sharpness.
Very well done
Lise

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  • PeterZ Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Star Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 1199 W: 68 N: 2473] (8159)
  • [2007-10-10 12:32]

Hello Terry,
A photo with a good focus, perfect POV, great sharpness and natural colours. Good eye contact. Very good composition and DOF.
Regards,
Peter

Hi Terry,
Excellent eye contact. Very nice low POV. You've captured it well!

Chris

I've never seen any with white above the noise. It looks strange this way.
Beautiful capture. Nice pose. Lovely animal.

You uncentered it to the right. I might have uncentered it to the left. [it looks very centered this way because of the length of the tail]

TFS
JM

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  • tiklod Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Star Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 300 W: 74 N: 883] (3367)
  • [2007-10-10 14:28]

Hi Terry,
WOW, an excellent sharp and well focused picture. Thi is a lovely animal. THE DOF IS REALLY BEAUTIFUL. The grass foreground add a little more to this excellent photo.
Thanks,

Claude

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  • Janice Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Star Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 3446 W: 144 N: 5881] (17425)
  • [2007-10-10 15:39]

Hi Terry - nice shot of the weasel. Good eye contact and brightness, and he looks quite an attractive character,
TFS
Janice

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  • PaulH Gold Star Critiquer/Silver Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 1031 W: 26 N: 2984] (10774)
  • [2007-10-11 3:12]

Hi Terry,
a superb capture of one of our most elusive and fast moving mammals! Excellent natural colour and light, love the detail in his face and the foreground. Eye contact is the cherry on top.
Did you find him at wildlife centre or was this shot 'out in the wild', as it were?
thanks for sharing this,
Paul

  • Great 
  • jesst Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Note Writer [C: 359 W: 0 N: 164] (2172)
  • [2007-10-11 4:33]

What a beautiful animal!
Nice color and good composition.

It's too nice! the focus on this small head is brilliant and the blurry background enables us to benefit the maximum from it.
Pretty colours of autumn, it misses a little light but it is necessary well to be done there, the winter approaches…
TFS

Servane

Hello Terry,

This is a real wildlife picture of a species I don't see too often on TN. I love this little creatures because they are so playful and cute. You captured this one very well and composed the image excellently! The eye contact is great and the colors are vibrant. I would have loved it if the DOF was a little bit deeper to include more of the weasel's body in the area of sharp focus. However, you kept the face and the chest in focus which makes this photo looking good. Great job! TFS!

With Friendly Regards,
Eddie

Hi Terry,
good compostion, natural colors and great POV. The Weasel is very nice.
TFS
Angelo

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