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<\/a><\/p>\n\u00a01\/640, f\/4, ISO 800, 500 f\/4, natural light<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n As we were photographing some owls we noticed\u00a0this Long-tailed Weasel\u00a0scurrying about on some old stacks of pipe (well casings?)\u00a0laying on the ground.\u00a0 The lighting conditions were horrendous.\u00a0 I was shooting from\u00a0very bright\u00a0sunshine\u00a0while the weasel was in deep shade which made it very difficult to lock focus onto this fast-moving creature.\u00a0\u00a0With with my teleconverter removed and shooting at f\/4 and ISO 800 my shutter speed was still too slow for this twitchy little mustelid.<\/p>\n It seemed to be investigating the inside of the pipes for potential prey as it looked inside several of them.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n \u00a01\/800, f\/4, ISO 800, 500 f\/4, natural light<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n \u00a0You can see how shallow my depth of field was with these settings and in this light – the tail is far from sharp.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n \u00a01\/640, f\/5.6, ISO 640, 500 f\/4, 1.4 tc, natural light<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n When the weasel moved to the far end of the pipe it was further away and there was slightly more light so I reattached my tc and got a few relatively sharp shots.<\/p>\n The colors of this very small carnivore have always appealed to me.\u00a0 In summer they’re mostly brown with creamy white\/yellow ventrally but in winter they’re pure white, though they retain the black-tipped tail in both color phases.\u00a0 I’m always on the lookout for weasels but they’re very shy and I’ve only had a few opportunities with them.<\/p>\n These weasels are occasional cannibals which I’ve documented in two previous posts:\u00a0 “Long-tailed Weasel – Efficient Hunter and Cannibal<\/a>” and “A Cannibalistic Long-tailed Weasel<\/a>“.<\/p>\n This setting is far from natural but I’ll photograph a weasel no matter where I find it.<\/p>\n Ron<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" The vast majority of my posts are about birds as they are the primary goal of my photography. But I also love other wildlife, including mammals, and when I run across something interesting during my bird forays I try to photograph them. Such was the case two days ago.<\/p>\n These weasels are occasional cannibals which I’ve documented in two previous posts: “Long-tailed Weasel – Efficient Hunter and Cannibal” and “A Cannibalistic Long-tailed Weasel”.<\/p>\n<\/a><\/p>\n<\/a><\/p>\n