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Stoat mother with prey

A female stoat returning to her nest with a vole for her kits. We observed her for a couple of days from the kitchen door, she had a nest in the stone wall some 40 meters away. In one hour she made 9 kills in the neighbouring meadow and made the journey back to her nest.

Photo Detail
Date Taken: 05.2022
Date Uploaded: 09.2022
Photo Location: Arriondas, Spain
Camera: Canon EOS 5D Mark IV
Copyright: © Frank Hendre