Recently, I had a chance to photograph a very interesting animal – the short-tailed weasel (Mustela erminea). Also called ermine, the short-tailed weasel is a tiny bundle of energy wrapped up in a fur ...
Dec. 8 − To the Editor: Did you know the short-tailed weasel retains a black tip at the end of its tail when the rest of its coat turns white for winter? Neither did I until I read Susan Pike’s column ...
Winter fashion is quite different from summer dress in the mountains. One of the more stylish coats seen on the slopes belongs to the ermine. The animal is a handsome, foot-long, slinky tube of ...
Weighing as much as a cup of walnuts and resembling a squeaky dog toy, the short-tailed weasel is easy to underestimate. The spunky little creature that springs through snow drifts and woodpiles all ...
Weighing as much as a cup of walnuts and resembling a squeaky dog toy, the short-tailed weasel is easy to underestimate. The spunky little creature that springs through snow drifts and woodpiles all ...