Long-tailed Weasel

Gallery: WildlifePosted July 20, 20131,567 views17 comments

A difficult animal to find. It took me 30 years to finally get in front of one. Today, after a six hour stakeout I was rewarded with about two hours worth of shooting with this very cooperative subject.

D800
600mm
f9
1/320
iso 500

Comments

17 comments

Comment posted by SandyRichardsBrown on July 20, 2013 at 10:08 PM

Exceptional image - tack-sharp, great pose, perfect BG and DOF.
Your patience paid off with a terrific image.

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Comment posted by Sharon Hallowell on July 20, 2013 at 11:09 PM

THis is fabulous! I'd be extremely happy with this one. Your years and hours of patience ended with pay dirt! Sharon

Registered on November 1, 2003, 392 Posts, 4810 Comments

Comment posted by Max Waugh on July 20, 2013 at 11:33 PM

The facial patterns are pretty incredible, and even for a long-tailed it looks extra tall and slender. Congrats on finding a beautiful specimen of a tough species to photograph.

Max

Registered on September 26, 2008, 428 Posts, 2329 Comments

Comment posted by Ken Watkins on July 21, 2013 at 12:33 AM

Charlie,
Well worth the wait

A wonderful image of a beautiful animal, CONGRATULATIONS

Registered on December 15, 2010, 1537 Posts, 4877 Comments

Comment posted by Gary Gulash on July 21, 2013 at 10:25 AM

"Nice find" doesn't seem like an adequate depiction after a 30 year wait. But, wow what a great pose on a fine looking individual. On my monitor the grass seems just slightly over-saturated Charlie, but grass is notoriously variable in its appearance. Congratulations on this lifer!

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

Comment posted by Allen Brooks on July 21, 2013 at 3:33 PM

What a great shot!!

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Comment posted by Lon Sharp on July 21, 2013 at 3:53 PM

This is special, indeed. Looks great to me!

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Comment posted by Richard Olsen on July 22, 2013 at 10:52 PM

Love it Charlie! Nice framing by the grass blades, beautiful sharp image of the weasel. Nicely done!

Registered on October 19, 2006, 306 Posts, 1571 Comments

Comment posted by May Haga on July 25, 2013 at 3:55 PM

Beautiful image Charlie. Congratulations on the EP.
May

Registered on February 22, 2007, 714 Posts, 8470 Comments

Comment posted by Ken Archer on July 26, 2013 at 12:35 AM

Your patience payed off beautifully Charlie

Awesome portrait of this illusive weasel.

Registered on October 28, 2004, 222 Posts, 6683 Comments

Comment posted by Patrick O'Healy on July 26, 2013 at 10:22 AM

Wonderful shot, Charlie. Where did you take it?

Registered on March 13, 2011, 326 Posts, 1679 Comments

Comment posted by Charlie VanTassel on July 26, 2013 at 1:06 PM

Patrick, Please write your request on the back of a bottle of 18 year old Chivas Regal and mail to....... Have your people call my people..... Maybe we can work something out

Registered on October 18, 2006, 644 Posts, 4801 Comments

Comment posted by Mia McPherson on July 27, 2013 at 10:20 AM

Congrats Charlie, I know just how difficult it is to photograph these weasels! This is gorgeous.

Registered on June 25, 2007, 491 Posts, 12566 Comments

Comment posted by Nate Chappell on July 29, 2013 at 8:35 PM

Congrats Charlie, great image and this one has different markings than the ones that I have seen before.

Registered on February 1, 2006, 1158 Posts, 19528 Comments

Comment posted by Robbie Knight on July 30, 2013 at 9:07 PM

Great shot of an extremely elusive animal. Thanks for sharing.

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Comment posted by SandyRichardsBrown on July 31, 2013 at 3:33 PM

Well--deserved WP!
Congrats!
Sandy

Registered on November 24, 2003, 3937 Posts, 12909 Comments

Comment posted by Paul Breitkreuz on August 2, 2013 at 3:10 PM

Charlie, I have to give you a big tip of the hat for your work on this capture overall. The amount of dedication and time you placed on working to obtain this image, as well as the bat images, is to be commended. This is excellent work IMO.

Congrats on your WP this week for this image also.......

Registered on February 25, 2006, 525 Posts, 8448 Comments