Showing posts with label animals. Show all posts
Showing posts with label animals. Show all posts

Wednesday, February 27, 2008

A Marten visits the Yurt


We saw this Marten in the trees near our yurt.It had been -28 c for days before we arrived and I think he was looking for food at the site.

These photos are a bit of a blur...wow...can this little guy run fast! No way was he going to pose for a photo shoot. They feed on squirrels, mice, birds and rabbits...so they need to be quick.


I found the marten crunching loudly on something, so he stood still for a moment, he took off when I tried to get closer, it's hard to sneak quietly through the woods in 3 feet of snow.