I’m talking real weasels, not the metaphorical kind who always seem to be in the men’s room when it’s their turn to buy a round of beers. I’ve never seen one in the wild, or even on somebody’s blog, until the past two days, when I’ve seen two (two posts; might be the same critter).
One was spotted yesterday on the Tomales Point Trail by Dave Miller of the recently discovered Bay Area Outdoors and Beyond Blog. He also got to see some real life elk combat (though his photographic luck is about like mine — fuzzy in the clutch).
The other was on hardcore Oakland hiker Timecheck’s blog. He also saw a skunk, and his hiking partner captured a nifty video of the weasel, bobbing and weaving.
Got any recent wildlife shots to your credit? Drop a link in the comments already.
Tom, re your comment about not seeing any “weasel” references on anyone’s blog …musta missed this one of Gambolin’ Man whilst back country camped on Clear Creek in the Siskiyous:
http://gambolinman.blogspot.com/2006/08/klamath-national-forest-return-to.html
(First paragraph)
This is a coyote eating a critter snack on the Lake Shastina golf course taken from my office desk.
http://northerncaliforniahikingtrails.com/blog/2008/11/09/coyote-playing-on-a-tee-area-at-the-lake-shastina-golf-resort/
A coyote sighting does not compare at all with a weasel! In my defense, I see coyotes several times a week and I heard them every night last summer, plus from this same window I see deer every day, in addition to a plethora of jackrabbits and gray squirrels.
Oh, and once I saw an opossum.
Oh, and a flicker comes several times a day and perches on the window ledge and looks at me.
And here’s a wood duck in the duck pond at Lithia Park in Ashland, Oregon:
http://northerncaliforniahikingtrails.com/blog/2008/10/30/fall-colors-in-lithia-park-in-ashland-oregon/
I have seen a weasel on Fairfax Rd., Greensboro, North Carolina. In fact, I hear it screaching at night and saw it dart across the grass into the woods in mid day.
Saw the weasel reference on my way to looking for something else…Pt Reyes is where I first got a real good look at weasels (short tailed – Mustela ermine)…since then I have seen lots of them along the coastal trail in the Half Moon Bay area….especially in spring/summer of 2010.