Comments on: Long-tailed weasels are high-energy predators

By: gwen

gwen — Thu, 24 May 2012 02:51:41 +0000

I was out watering my garden today and one of these little critters ran straight at me and almost jumped into my lap. It scared the heck out of me because I was concentrating on other things and figured it would run away as soon as I saw it. It kept coming toward me until I stood up (I was squatting). They are very cute, but really are not afraid of anything, not even my doberman who was right with me and two other dogs further out in the yard. It wasn’t until my doberman got curious that it decided it had better go through the fence to the backyard.

By: Cristina Keats

Cristina Keats — Fri, 17 Jun 2011 14:09:17 +0000

I had no idea that weasels were so darn cute! From now on, when someone is referred to as a weasel, I’ll see it as a compliment. LOVE the pictures!

By: Ed Chainey

Ed Chainey — Fri, 17 Jun 2011 06:13:09 +0000

Wonderful photos Marina. I know it took great patience and boundless curiosity to get them. Kudos. ~ Ed

By: mangala devi

mangala devi — Fri, 10 Jun 2011 00:58:25 +0000

Dear Gary Bogue,
Namaste. checking this out convinces me more than ever that I want you to talk at our ashrama in San Leandro’s annual Mahatma Gandhi Peace Prayer Day, October 16th,Sunday, your experience,your answers are so lucid ,straight forward and intelligent.
I had sent you an email but have had no response from you, perhaps you will get this.
hoping to hear from you. i had asked you to speak on the spirituality of animals and other creatures as well.
the long tailed weasel is so exquisite, pictures tell everything about their intelligence and status,
thanks again for your wonderful column and blog site.
yours in service,
mangalananda “mangala”

By: Barbara

Barbara — Thu, 09 Jun 2011 16:03:14 +0000

Neat photos, Marina! (Weasels? In Contra Costa? I learned thirty-some-odd years ago about opossums … but weasels? We didn’t have these critters where I lived in Europe.)