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On the Turn
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Copyright: Terry Longley (wideload) Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Note Writer [C: 210 W: 5 N: 1018] (3700)
Genre: Animals
Medium: Color
Date Taken: 2008-02-23
Categories: Mammals
Camera: Canon EOS 30 D, Canon EF300mm 4/L IS
Exposure: f/6.3, 1/125 seconds
Photo Version: Original Version
Theme(s): Animals of the BWC [view contributor(s)]
Date Submitted: 2008-02-28 10:12
Viewed: 541
Favorites: 1 [view]
Points: 30
[Note Guidelines] Photographer's Note
Stoat - Mustela erminea
A member of the weasel family (Mustelids), stoats are found throughout mainland Britain in a variety of habitats. Their appearance is similar to the weasel, although the stoat is considerably larger and has a
distinctive black tip to its tail. In the north their winter coat is white.
Stoats are very agile and good climbers and may take young birds in the nest. They are also good swimmers, capable of crossing large rivers.
Their primary food source is the rabbit, despite being many times its own weight, supplemented with small rodents and birds. The number of stoats in the wild is usually linked to the rabbit population but in recent years their numbers have declined somewhat.
Like the weasel, they are still heavily persecuted by gamekeepers protecting their game birds, but the numbers shot in recent years have also reduced, so it is more likely that they are being affected through eating poisoned rats or mice.

Size: Males 29 cm plus tail 11 cm. Females 26 cm plus tail 9 cm. About the size of a small ferret.
Description: Body and neck cylindrical and long, legs short. Brown on the back, creamy white on the under-parts and a black tail tip. In the north in winter their fur turns white (ermine).
Habitat: Where there is suitable food, they occur in a wide range of habitats from lowland forests to upland moors and even towns.
Young: Mating occurs May / June followed by a period of delayed implantation. Births occur April / May of the next year, females producing 1 litter of 5 - 12 young.
Nest: Nests of grass and leaves in hollow trunks, mole hills, walls, banks or thickets.
Diet: Purely carnivorous. Food includes voles, mice, rats, rabbits, hares and birds.

Image taken at the BWC.

Note Courtesy of The British Wildlife Centre
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  • shal Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Star Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 287 W: 71 N: 499] (2086)
  • [2008-02-28 10:26]

Hi Terry,
excellent compo. and details, and a lovely pose to balance the image,

Cheers :D
Shal

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  • Zeno Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Note Writer [C: 477 W: 0 N: 926] (7969)
  • [2008-02-28 10:27]

Hi Terry,

This animal is not a usual guest on TN. The composition is kind of cute. The capture is sharp and detailed. The colors are very natural. My compliments.

regards,
Zeno.

WOW! And to think I've been going out of my way to find a weasel! This is excellent in sharpness and composition. I love how I can see individual whiskers. I'm assuming that they can be quite aggressive if the need arises, much like our own. Still, this is quite the catch.

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  • nglen Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Note Writer [C: 1898 W: 4 N: 5163] (19674)
  • [2008-02-28 11:55]

Hi terry. A fine close up of the Stoat. they seem to live a happy life in that wild life centre, giving you a chance to see them. you have captured good detail in the fur with natural looking colours. well done TFS.
Nick..

Hello Terry,
Good portrait. Great lens, I think. Maybe the aperture could be a little smaller here, DOF wise...
They look very agile. Beautiful animal.
TFS
Annick

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  • cako Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Note Writer [C: 353 W: 0 N: 316] (1777)
  • [2008-02-28 12:17]

Hi Terry
this is very nice portraid
very good sharp and detail
very well done.

very nice portrait, this stoat is posed beautifully, the composition is first rate...TFS..

Hi Terry,
What a lovely shot! Excellent composition and sweet tones. Good sharpness and light too.
Best regards,
Catherine

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  • Luis52 Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Note Writer [C: 1015 W: 5 N: 2758] (10010)
  • [2008-02-28 14:19]

Hola Terry.
This is a very nice photo here. Excellent sharpness and what a beautiful colors en brown and white he has. I like the eyes too.
The BG looks fine and matches well in this frame.
Your friend
Luis52.

Hello Terry,
very lovely shot, excellent composition and nice point of view, very good sharpness and great depth of field, beautiful natural colors and superb details.
Angela

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  • lizzie Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Note Writer [C: 214 W: 0 N: 635] (2843)
  • [2008-02-28 19:33]

Hi Terry,

Oh! she looks so delicate and adorable, what a face she has. Beautiful exposure giving great details in the fur and an excellent catch of the eye.

I really like the composition also, the background is perfect and the log in diagonale is just lovely!

Lise

Hello Terry,

Beautiful portrait of this cute stoat. Very good POV and focus. Excellent sharpness. Beautiful natural colours.
Well done,
Cheers,
Mariki

Hi Terry
Very nice portrait. Good exposure on white parts. Nice OOF background, good sharpness and compo with stoat on the right side. Also nice contrast
Best wishes
Krzysztof

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  • Karin Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Note Writer [C: 418 W: 5 N: 268] (2089)
  • [2008-02-29 4:58]

Hi Terry,
Beautiful details on furr, good pose with its inclined head, as if its listening. Good composition and focus.
Well done and TFS

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  • hester Gold Star Critiquer/Silver Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 1468 W: 18 N: 2961] (10860)
  • [2008-02-29 10:44]

Hi Terry

You did a better job than me, this is fabulous. I was there on the saturday as well (I must have got the date wrong on mine). This is so beautiful with a great pose and sharp details. The DOF is perfect and I love the framing. Also I know how quick these are!

TFS

Karan

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