tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7268542543738300058.post1261205178853966375..comments2023-02-13T23:54:18.193-08:00Comments on Trailblazin': adventures in wildlife ecology: A weasel on the stink poles....Trailblazerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09949103831752176052noreply@blogger.comBlogger9125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7268542543738300058.post-90780481528074653302012-10-15T16:23:05.945-07:002012-10-15T16:23:05.945-07:00Great catch on the cameras. It is definitely nice ...Great catch on the cameras. It is definitely nice to have to cameras in video mode. If they were in picture mode, I'm you would have had an even harder time telling what the blurry hoppy thing was. I hope this is a sign of more to come!Piedmonthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04122199005682331056noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7268542543738300058.post-5450109472138747752012-10-15T11:17:11.805-07:002012-10-15T11:17:11.805-07:00Hey JVN....
Yeah, the exact text in Long's di...Hey JVN....<br /><br />Yeah, the exact text in Long's dicothomous key is as follows:<br /><br />"Tail over one third total length, usually 40%, with long black tip, rostrum of skull elongate, postorbital processes in adults prominent and pointed.....Long-tailed Weasel (Mustela frenata)<br /><br />"Tail less than one third total length, with shorter but distinct black tip, rostrum short, postorbital processes in adults hardly protruberant or tiny.....Ermine (Mustela erminea)"<br /><br />Long's book is a nice general source for information on wild mammals in the midwest....I recommend it!<br /><br />Trailblazerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09949103831752176052noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7268542543738300058.post-91340976171288388012012-10-15T10:28:45.574-07:002012-10-15T10:28:45.574-07:00I was interested to see a new (to me!) citation on...I was interested to see a new (to me!) citation on the length of weasel tails. I have Whitaker and Hamilton 1998 "Mammals of the Eastern United States" and it states that frenata's tail isusually more than 45% of head and body length and erminea's tail is about 40% of the head and body length. Interesting....John Van Nielhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15794094212588258914noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7268542543738300058.post-77087431706069234782012-10-14T20:31:19.845-07:002012-10-14T20:31:19.845-07:00I saw that post. Very cool to get the skull.
I...I saw that post. Very cool to get the skull. <br /><br />I was able to get the skull from one of the least weasels that I found dead in a funnel trap.Trailblazerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09949103831752176052noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7268542543738300058.post-65869615678669520752012-10-14T20:29:55.040-07:002012-10-14T20:29:55.040-07:00Thanks for reading, everyone!
Henry, I don'...Thanks for reading, everyone! <br /><br />Henry, I don't know if he's actually hiding behind that tree...or if he's just using it as a vantage point? Sometimes I think weasels move so fast that their decision as to where they are going happens after they actually move....so they are constantly re-adjusting, but quick enough to make up for an incorrect movement (of course that's pure speculation on my part :) ).<br />Trailblazerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09949103831752176052noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7268542543738300058.post-77759997977978890072012-10-14T05:44:44.811-07:002012-10-14T05:44:44.811-07:00Hehe, I like those shinny eyes bobbing around. Is ...Hehe, I like those shinny eyes bobbing around. Is it hiding behind the pole/tree? Classic! I hope we get to see more weasel action soon :)Henryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17562865215409198889noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7268542543738300058.post-88057430204476857392012-10-13T18:05:28.084-07:002012-10-13T18:05:28.084-07:00That's just a squirrel....just kidding around:...That's just a squirrel....just kidding around:) I love the bounding! That sure looks like a long-tailed weasel. They are like squirrels on caffeine though:) Awesome footage, and great story about the least weasel.<br /><br />Billknapperbillhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05315701418222648635noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7268542543738300058.post-72134161114738033962012-10-13T16:50:31.779-07:002012-10-13T16:50:31.779-07:00This is my favorite entry you've written yet (...This is my favorite entry you've written yet (or at least while I've been following)! <br /><br />I want to comment on the movement of the weasel- last year I learned they were bounders. And that BBC clip is awesome because a) rabbits are bounders b) weasels are bounding c) you can see them moving in tandem, in the same stride in that clip. I can't get over how long the weasel's stride is! Such awesome animals. I love the clips of them playing too- their bodies can just fold in half.<br /><br />Cool story! I found a LTW, dead, in the yard ~2 months ago. I just cleaned the skull, and now have a nice skull for my collection!Alyssa Johnsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05944057074589003472noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7268542543738300058.post-36289876592275059182012-10-13T16:26:54.247-07:002012-10-13T16:26:54.247-07:00That's great footage. I've never seen weas...That's great footage. I've never seen weasels bound around like that (not that I've seen a lot of footage of them doing anything).Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14285610649119277081noreply@blogger.com