Long-Tailed Weasel

Gallery: WildlifePosted August 10, 2011197 views11 comments

My incredible weasel luck continues

We were both going for the same yellow bellied marmot ! Thanks to the marmot, i had my camera ready and in the right settings

We froze as we met and the moment seemed to last forever. Looking at the exifs, the sighting was a little over 15 seconds. Enough to creep a few steps and take a couple of pics.

It was in an open hill slope inter spread with a few pines at about 3100m (>10000 ft). Taken last weekend in Sequoia Natl Park, California just before sunset.

Nikon D5000, 70-300 VR @ 195mm, f5.6, 1/125s, iso 800, -1/3 ev.
Anand

Comments

11 comments

Comment posted by Guy Runco on August 10, 2011 at 7:58 PM

Excellent! Great capture Anand, that's an extremely elusive critter.

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Comment posted by Dan Walters on August 10, 2011 at 10:12 PM

Love the alert pose! Sharp as well.

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Comment posted by Gary Gulash on August 10, 2011 at 11:29 PM

Excellent job with the techs Anand! Those beady little eyes really stand out in the composition. Send me some of that luck when you have a minute.

Registered on January 28, 2005, 879 Posts, 12098 Comments

Comment posted by Ajit Huilgol on August 11, 2011 at 7:17 AM

Wow! What a cute creature! I like the the inclusion of the tangled branches and weeds in the image to show the habitat so well.

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Comment posted by Gary Marquart on August 11, 2011 at 8:07 PM

Incredible is right Anand, considering few people see a wild weasel in their lifetime much less two the same year.
I like the alert pose and the woody environment. Nice capture!

Registered on October 24, 2009, 126 Posts, 799 Comments

Comment posted by Brad Hill on August 12, 2011 at 8:08 AM

Hi Anand,

Ahhh...always like to see weasel shots - tough to get! I like your placement of the subject and the vertically-oriented snag on the left works nicely with the subject. Techs look solid as well. Perhaps not the "cleanest" setting - but it is where this guy lives...

Cheers...thanks for sharing this...

Brad

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Comment posted by Richard Teller on August 12, 2011 at 2:11 PM

Tough subject to capture. Good detail and color. Nice image.

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Comment posted by Ken Watkins on August 13, 2011 at 12:00 AM

Never seen one of these before it has beautiful markings, perfect proof of you never know what is around the next corner.

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Comment posted by Ken Archer on August 13, 2011 at 7:23 AM

Nice clean view in great habitat, Sweet photo of this curious fellow Anand

Ken Archer

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Comment posted by Esme' Fantozzi on August 13, 2011 at 9:53 AM

I like it very much: he stands out so well in the surrounding environment. Thank you for sharing.

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Comment posted by Lon Sharp on August 21, 2011 at 5:26 PM

I am late to the commentary, Anand, but this is pretty special, given the quick, secretive nature of these guys. How about a vertical crop, eliminating the right half (and that busy, light colored weed...)?

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