My latest visitor......

[FB.]

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The bird feeders aren't being used much now, so they're temporarily down on the ground, among some garden debris, due to ongoing garden work.

These pictures were taken in a hurry, but a little visitor appears to have been caught in the act of stealing.



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[snohare]

A stoat ? Pine Marten ? Or is it a squirrel with a white shirt on ?
Reminds me of those CCTV photos you sometimes see in the local paper of "This is the evil mugger who..."

[sewer rat]

Tis a stoat / weasel.
Definitely not a pine marten unless your bird feeder is absolutely huge.

[Nicos]

gosh!!!!.....I was expecting to see a mouse!!!

[Jeanied]

What was it FB? It looked like a field mouse to me!

[Nicos]

I always knew stoats were bigger , but to be honest would never have been able to tell- at a glance the difference between a stoat and a weasel

Anyway- I found this....

Stoat Or Weasel?

which only helps a little

and this....

http://www.elp.manchester.ac.uk/pub_...ure-13-new.htm

( stoat has a black tipped tail- and often go white in winter.. ( ermine))

Do you think it was a weasel FB???

[Pumpkin Becki]

What was it FB? It looked like a field mouse to me!

I was thinking a Wood Mouse...now I'm confused.

[Nicos]

Can you see it's white belly on the first piccie- and the cat like face with a white chin on the second???
Tis difficult to see isn't it??

[Jeanied]

So the question is, is it a mouse like this?

or a mouse like this?

or a stoat/ weasel?

FB what's the answer?

[TEB]

So the question is, is it a mouse like this?
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or a mouse like this?
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or a stoat/ weasel?
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FB what's the answer?

You also get Yellow Necked mouse in that part of the country and they are one of the UK biggest mouse. I think the seeing the tail would give us the answer straight away.

[FB.]

The feeder is approximately eight inches (20cm) diameter and six inches (15cm) in height.
Can you guess who the thief was?

[Nicos]

Can you guess who the thief was?

T'was Eric!!!!!...thieving little .........

[smallblueplanet]

Its weasley recognised!

[TEB]

Its a dammed seal again

PS I think you gave the game away with the title of picture

[Jeanied]

Thought it was a bit small for a weasel! The photo is just about life size on the screen!
I never knew a wood mouse was the same thing as a field mouse either.