20th Annual Smithsonian Magazine Photo Contest Natural World
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 |