Unmistakable when they flush out birds then turn upwards sharply to try to grab them.I see them regularly when I'm up visiting a friend near Murton in Cumbria. Cracking little flyers, it's a treat to watch them diving, skimming the ground at high speed to flush prey.
aye, slight difference in tail too
Yup. End of the tail is slightly fluffy with a black tip.
wolverines are top boys, would love one as a pet, but mrs wouldn't be happy
wolverines are top boys, would love one as a pet, but mrs wouldn't be happy
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My first cat (well, she was around before I was) killed a stoat when she was 18. It was under a bench in the garden, from the look of things she'd been sat on the bench (which she loved to do), it had wandered underneath not realising and then was visited by death from above.
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I was impressed, because tbh she was quite infirm by then and only lived another year. But a good hunter. Don't think the stoat knew what hit it, because from the looks of things she'd just dropped on it, back of the neck, done. Just as well, because given her age it would have been pretty embarrassing for any self-respecting stoat, be like you or I being mugged by an OAP.18 is a superb age for a moggy. "Death from above"
I had assumed as much, as felines are pretty much the perfect predator of all things which have the temerity to move within eyeshot. But thanks for providing firm proof.
Nope, I went out early in the morning, and it was lying dead under the bench and she was sitting on top looking very smug.
The only ones we need to kill are the seagulls. I'm not bothered about the 'humanely' bit.
