Weasel in Garden

[IanMcL]

Saw a weasel (I think) in garden, yesterday. Lightening moves. Had something to eat. Bound off and back a couple of times. Never seen one before.

[boatshed bill]

Are you sure it wasn't a stoat?

[Lip]

Are you sure it wasn't a stoat?

It was a friend ermine .

[SalisburyClaret]

A weasel is weasily identified but a stoat is stoatally different

[IanMcL]

Are you sure it wasn't a stoat?

It was small and slender. Points towards Weasel.

Although just maybe words....

[Jakubclaret]

Saw a weasel (I think) in garden, yesterday. Lightening moves. Had something to eat. Bound off and back a couple of times. Never seen one before.

It can be quite difficult to identify the difference because they don't stay in the same spot for long enough at close range, I think I saw 1 the other week near wycollar but can't be sure if it was a weasel or a stoat or a mink, I think the elusive pine marten can be safely ruled out with only allegedly living in a certain area.

[LoveCurryPies]

I’ve got a weasel / stoat lives in my garden wall. Further down the road are a family and you frequently see the young playing in the road.

[KellyClaret]

Saw a weasel (I think) in garden, yesterday. Lightening moves. Had something to eat. Bound off and back a couple of times. Never seen one before.

What's Owen Coyle doing in your garden?

[boatshed bill]

A weasel is weasily identified but a stoat is stoatally different

You beat me to it

[Bfc]

A Stoat has a tail half the length of its body and it’s tail has a bushy Black tip. The Weasel has a short stubby Brown tail.

[Belial]

Did it have its Stone Island jacket on?

[IanMcL]

You beat me to it

So are you StoatshedBill in disguise?

[IanMcL]

Did it have its Stone Island jacket on?

Sandy coloured one. White lining.

[basil6345789]

Weasels live mostly in Blackburn

[dougcollins]

Weaselly satisfied.

[IanMcL]

A Stoat has a tail half the length of its body and it’s tail has a bushy Black tip. The Weasel has a short stubby Brown tail.

Memory dimmed now! Can't remember.

[Rowls]

Weasels are inclined to invade empty country homes and make a nuisance.

You need an organized and well equipped militia to get rid of them.

[IanMcL]

Thought that was squatters but if you say so, Rowls. I'll keep guard, just in case.

[Superjohnnyfrancis]

This augers well for your plants

[boatshed bill]

Weasels are inclined to invade empty country homes and make a nuisance.

You need an organized and well equipped militia to get rid of them.

Or a badger, a rat and a mole?

[IanMcL]

This augers well for your plants

Luckily I do mostly weeds.

[Middle-agedClaret]

Was that the follow-up to “Rat In Mi Kitchen”?

[Tw@]

Could be a mink

[IanMcL]

No sandy and white underbelly. Not mink.

[Bosscat]

You could call your Weasel Ron

[Tw@]

No sandy and white underbelly. Not mink.

Probably a weasel or a stoat then

[Bullabill]

This augers well for your plants

Augurs.

[Bosscat]

Augurs.

Maybe the weasel is going to bore holes in the plants

[dougcollins]

You're screwing with us boss.

It's definitely the tail. Stoats are slightly bigger (which doesn't help when they're not together) but if it doesn't have a definite black tip to the tail, its a Weasel.

Both fascinating.

[IanMcL]

It was too fat to catch the detail nut very slender and not big.

For a weasel in my Scottish garden, it was definitely stoating aboot!