Pine Martens are a rare and elusive animal which is mostly found in the North of Britain. They prefer wooded areas, they climb well and live in holes in trees, such as old squirrel dreys. They feed on small rodents, birds, eggs insects and fruit, they can be encouraged to visit bird tables. Despite looking in Scottish woodlands and forests I have not seen one in the wild. This captive animal is in the New Forest Animal Sanctuary.
Lovely, never seen one in the wild or captive, so lovely to see this one 🙂
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these were a 1st for me apart from on the BBC
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Yes same here .
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Fascinating looking creature, looks like a mini Wolverine. The long claws are surprising.
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Wow! 🙂
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This was another new animal to see – it reminded me a little of an opossum, only not as pointed of a snout.
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I never thought I would see a Pine Marten in the wild but we saw one in broad daylight, rubbing its back on the roadside kerb of the A9 in Scotland before it dashed across the tarmac behind our car and safely made it to the other side. Amazing.
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fantastic and exciting encounter.
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one of these guys ran past while I was photographing a bear.The Crow must of watched it run past it & wondered why are you running so fast?
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