Birds and Nature

This little weasel was very curious, surprising me that it would come so close to me (less than 15 feet). It even came this close to me as I was standing by my car in which was my dog--and the weasel clearly saw my dog. I have read now that they are very curious critters. This location was in the Black Forest of Colorado, at an elevation around 7,500 feet, that has a lot of Ponderosa pine trees with some adjacent short-grass prairie. More pics and info tomorrow. SeEtta

I was delighted to see this Long-tailed Weasel today as it has been a long time since I have seen one, presumably because they are more common in Colorado at higher altitudes than I frequent and because they said to be more nocturnal (though not exclusively). It is interesting that when little guy appeared a Mountain Chickadee flew into a tree above calling repeatedly (weasels predate bird nests and anything they can catch so clearly not welcomed by local birds). SeEtta